Motif
divinely granted eternal youth and sleep
divinely_granted_eternal_youth_and_sleep
A motif of the Immortality Without Renewal family, within the sub-family Divine Life Extension and Its Conditions. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome PHOEBUS-APOLLO. / ROMAN APOLLO. / HECATE. / SELENE (LUNA).; lines 2762-2780 confidence: medium
Endymion is a beautiful young shepherd to whom Zeus granted eternal youth and the ability to sleep whenever and as long as he wished.
Zeus grants Endymion eternal youth combined with the faculty of sleeping whenever and as long as he wishes.
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