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Bookmark or Share- Adonis - MythopediaLucan: In one of the Dialogues of the Gods (second century CE), Aphrodite and Selene discuss their affairs with Adonis and Endymion, respectively. Antoninus Liberalis: The myth of Adonis is summarized in the Metamorphoses (second or third century CE).
- Mythopedia – Encyclopedia of MythologyMythopedia is the ultimate online resource for exploring ancient mythology; from the Greeks and Romans, to Celtic, Norse, Egyptian and more.
- Naiads – MythopediaOne unnamed Naiad married Endymion—best known as the lover of the moon goddess Selene—and gave him a son, Aetolus, who went on to name the region of Aetolia after himself. Another Naiad (also unnamed) married Magnes, the king of Magnesia.
- Selene – MythopediaSelene and Endymion by Sebastiano Ricci (1713). Chiswick House, London, UK. Wikimedia Commons Public Domain. In other versions, Endymion was actually taken to Mount Olympus. But while there, he committed some transgression (usually, he was said to have fallen in love with Zeus’ wife Hera). As punishment, he was either thrown out of Olympus or ...
- Endymion – MythopediaEndymion, son of Aethlius and Calyce, was a king of Elis whose remarkable beauty won him the love of Selene, goddess of the moon. In the best-known tradition, the gods caused Endymion to fall into an eternal sleep so that he would remain young and handsome forever.
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