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The Sleep of Endymion by Anne-Louis Girodet (1791), Musée du Louvre, Paris. In Greek mythology, Endymion[a] (/ ɛnˈdɪmiən /; Ancient Greek: Ἐνδυμίων, gen.: Ἐνδυμίωνος) was variously a handsome Aeolian shepherd, hunter, or king who was said to rule and live at Olympia in Elis. [1] He was also venerated and said to reside ...
Endymion is a poem by John Keats first published in 1818 by Taylor and Hessey of Fleet Street in London. John Keats dedicated this poem to the late poet Thomas Chatterton. The poem begins with the line "A thing of beauty is a joy for ever". Endymion is written in rhyming couplets in iambic pentameter (also known as heroic couplets).
Endymion. Endymion is the third science fiction novel by American writer Dan Simmons, first published in 1996. Part of his Hyperion Cantos fictional universe, it centers on the new characters Aenea and Raul Endymion, and was well received, like its predecessors Hyperion and The Fall of Hyperion.
Endymion (Disraeli novel), an 1880 novel by Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield. Endymion (Simmons novel), a 1996 science fiction novel. The Rise of Endymion, a sequel to the above novel. Endymion (play), by John Lyly. Endymion, a sculpture by Antonio Canova.
Hyperion. The Hyperion Cantos is a series of science fiction novels by Dan Simmons. The title was originally used for the collection of the first pair of books in the series, Hyperion and The Fall of Hyperion, [1][2] and later came to refer to the overall storyline, including Endymion, The Rise of Endymion, and a number of short stories. [3][4 ...
813/.54 21. LC Class. PS3569.I47292 R5 1997. Preceded by. Endymion. The Rise of Endymion is a 1997 science fiction novel by American writer Dan Simmons. It is the fourth and final novel in his Hyperion Cantos fictional universe. It won the Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel, and was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 1998.
In one account, Aetolus was the son of Protogenia by Zeus and the brother of Aethlius, [6] Opus [7] and possibly Dorus. [8] Other sources also described Aetolus as the son of Amphictyon and father of Physcius, the father of Locrus. [9] In this account, Aetolus was a king of Locris after his father Amphictyon.
Hyacinthoides non-scripta is a perennial plant that grows from a bulb. [8] It produces 3–6 linear leaves, all growing from the base of the plant, and each 7–16 millimetres (0.28–0.63 in) wide. [11] An inflorescence of 5–12 (exceptionally 3–32) flowers is borne on a stem up to 500 mm (20 in) tall, which droops towards the tip; [2] the ...