Endymion

Endymion

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Longfellow's *Endymion* is a poetic retelling of the classic Greek myth of Endymion, a beautiful young shepherd who is granted eternal sleep and visited by the moon goddess Diana. The poem explores themes of love, beauty, immortality, and the power of nature. Written in a lyrical and evocative style, Longfellow's *Endymion* is a timeless work of literature that captures the imagination and transports the reader to a world of myth and wonder.

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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was an American poet and educator whose works include "Paul Revere's Ride", The Song of Hiawatha, and Evangeline. He was the first American to translate Dante Alighieri's Di...

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