Darien, Mamoru, Endymion

[April]

We all know that Darien's name is Endymion in the moon right? So I though it'd be interesting to share this:

In Greek Mythology, Endymion was the son of Zues and Calyce, king of Elis. The goddess of the moon, Artemis, fell in love with him.

I thought that'd be interesting to know. It was to me^^.

[Sailor Mercury]

Cool ;D

[neoqueenserenity]

Whoaa! i never knew that but i knew a little stuff about endymion.TEXT

[Sailor Crypt]

Really, it was Artemis? I thought Selene fell in love with him.
(Isn't it funny how mythology plays such a role in animes?)

[Creshosk]

That(Yes it was the moon goddess Selene) and in the dub, its always "Darien" he doesn't ever change his name which leads to a pretty messed up scenerio:

Prince Darien: *tries to kill Sailor Moon*
Sailor Moon: Darien! Try to remember the name Darien!
Prince Darien: I've never heard that name in my life!

In the Original Japanese his name is of course Mamoru, and his identity at that time is Prince Endymion.

Naoko Takeuchi put alot of research into this. the smallest detail is not missed. Thats one of the reasons its such a great enduring anime. It's got depth.

[Sailor Jupiter]

woah, that's really cool info!

[Mercury]

Creshosk said:

That(Yes it was the moon goddess Selene) and in the dub, its always "Darien" he doesn't ever change his name which leads to a pretty messed up scenerio:

Prince Darien: *tries to kill Sailor Moon*
Sailor Moon: Darien! Try to remember the name Darien!
Prince Darien: I've never heard that name in my life!

In the Original Japanese his name is of course Mamoru, and his identity at that time is Prince Endymion.

Naoko Takeuchi put alot of research into this. the smallest detail is not missed. Thats one of the reasons its such a great enduring anime. It's got depth.

I agree with Creshosk here.

[princessvenus12]

i don"t get it

[Sailor Venus]

Since when was Endymion a god/demi god? Endymion was a shepherd that met the goddess of the moon, Selene.

www.pantheon.org/articles/s/selene.html

The seduction of Endymion is the love affair that brings Selene the most fame. She fell in love with the shepard, Endymion, and seduced him while he lie sleeping in a cave. Some sources say Endymion was a king or a hunter, rather than a shepherd. Her seduction of Endymion resulted in the birth of fifty daughters, one of which was Naxos. Since Selene was so deeply in love with Endymion she asked Zeus to allow him to decide his own fate. Zeus granted Selene's request, and Endymion chose never to grow old and to sleep eternally. However, Endymion's eternal sleep did not prevent him from Selene giving birth to his daughters. Endymion was visited by Selene every night and kissed by her rays of light.

Our moon goddess is quite a slut eh? Hahas.

[Zyppora]

Sailor said:

Since when was Endymion a god/demi god? Endymion was a shepherd that met the goddess of the moon, Selene.

www.pantheon.org/articles/s/selene.html



Our moon goddess is quite a slut eh? Hahas.

Heh, pretty much yes. But it gets better:
Selene is the daughter of the Titans Hyperion and Theia. Hyperion and Theia are married to each other, but they're also brother and sister. They're the son and daughter of Gaia and Uranus (mother earth and the sky). And Uranus is the son of Gaia. Those Greeks were some dirty bunch