Sarcophagus Gragment: Endymion receives the Moon Goddess Selene
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Sarcophagus Gragment: Endymion receives the Moon Goddess Selene
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Published 2018-03-26T09:34:44+00:00
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In Greek mythology, Endymion was a handsome young man, usually described as a shepherd or an astronomer. The myth says he was asleep most of his life, either having been cursed by Zeus, choosing to do so himself for everlasting youth, or possibly influenced by Selene, the goddess of the Moon and his lover. This particular depicition shows him alert and waiting for the lunar goddess, which is very rare among the many reliefs with this subject produced in Rome.
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| Date published | 26/03/2018 |
| Complessità | Medium |
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| Title | Endymion receives the Moon Goddess Selene |
| Date | End of the 2nd century AD |
| Accession | Sk 846 |
| Medium | Marble |
| Credit | Acquired in 1878 in Rome, Italy |
| Record | http://www.smb.museum/en/museums-institutions/altes-museum/home.html |
| Place | Altes Museum |
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