Endymion
pronunciation
How to pronounce Endymion in British English:
UK [enˈdimiən]
How to pronounce Endymion in American English:
US [ɛnˈdɪmiən]
Word Origin
- Endymion
- beautiful youth, son of Jupiter and Calyce, beloved by Moon-goddess Selene, from Greek, perhaps literally "diver, plunger," from endyein "to enter into, sink into, plunge, dive," which was used in reference to the sun or stars setting into the sea. On this theory, he originally was a solar deity, a personification of the setting sun.