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Endymion

American

[en-dim-ee-uhn] / ɛnˈdɪm i ən /

noun

Classical Mythology. a young man kept forever youthful through eternal sleep and loved by Selene.
(italics) a narrative poem (1818) by John Keats.

Endymion British

/ ɛnˈdɪmɪən /

noun

Greek myth a handsome youth who was visited every night by the moon goddess Selene, who loved him

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Among the pipelines in which BP holds stakes are the 161-mile Mars Oil Pipeline, the 89-mile Endymion Oil Pipeline and the 115-mile Cleopatra Gas Pipeline, according to its website.

From Reuters • Oct. 3, 2023

The artwork - Diana and Endymion by Jérôme-Martin Langlois - was exhibited from 1878 but went missing during World War One.

From BBC • Jan. 18, 2023

Scheduled for Feb. 18, the Endymion parade will continue with Tulane University football head coach Willie Fritz as its grand marshal.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2023

One of this season’s greatest comebacks was Krewe of Endymion, the mammoth parade that can last nearly five hours.

From Washington Post • Feb. 27, 2022

The opposite sarcophagus has a relief of Diana and Endymion.

From Walks in Rome by Hare, Augustus J. C.

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