The Endymion

Pausanias also reports seeing a statue of Endymion in the treasury of Metapontines at Olympia. Propertius Book 2, el. The myth surrounding Endymion has been expanded and reworked during the modern period by figures like Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and John Keats in his narrative poem Endymion. No explicit narrative has survived. The mytheme of Endymion being not dead but endlessly asleep, which was proverbial the proverb— Endymionis somnum dormire , "to sleep the sleep of Endymion" [16] ensured that scenes of Endymion and Selene were popular subjects for sculpted sarcophagi in Late Antiquity , when after-death existence began to be a heightened concern.

Latin writers explained the name from somnum ei inductum , the "sleep put upon him". The myth of Endymion was never easily transferred to ever-chaste Artemis , the Olympian associated with the Moon. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Ancient Greek mythical character. For other uses, see Endymion disambiguation.

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May 11, Clouds rated it it was amazing Shelves: I realised that I had got stuck in a rut. I was re-reading old favourites again and again, waiting for a few trusted authors to release new works. Something had to be done. On the spur of the moment I set myself a challenge, to read every book to have won the Locus Sci-Fi award. While working through this reading list I got married, went on my honeymoon, switched career and became Christmas While working through this reading list I got married, went on my honeymoon, switched career and became a father. As such these stories became imprinted on my memory as the soundtrack to the happiest period in my life so far.

Every significant sci-fi and fantasy award that I follow went to a different novel.

The Endymion Omnibus

It was specifically ' Rise ' which won the award, but I've posted this review as the Omnibus , as that's the version I own Rise of Endymion is, of course, the final instalment of Simmons brain-melting space-opera epic, The Hyperion Cantos. Hyperion builds a rich, complex universe and tells a strange and difficult tale from the multiple perspectives of a diverse cast.

It is, without a doubt, a stunning achievement. I have the feeling that a lot of readers follow the story to Endymion expecting a similar experience and as a result end up sorely disappointed. Having put so much time and energy into building his Hyperion Cantos universe, Endymion is about Simmons and us having some fun exploring it! It had that blend of high-tech sci-fi that I love, that feels magical. It was more uplifting. Hyperion felt like an exhibit, Endymion like an embrace. After this I read: View all 4 comments. Oct 15, KostasAt rated it liked it Shelves: After six years since the completion of the Hyperion duology that marked it as one of the greatest literary achievements of science fiction, gaining quickly the admiration of readers and critics alike, and becoming a masterpiece of its own right, Dan Simmons returns in The Endymion Omnibus , the second volume of Hyperion Cantos collecting the next two novels: Endymion and The Rise of Endymion , back to the universe of his award-winning series, traveling us in a two-legged story of Jesuits and mess After six years since the completion of the Hyperion duology that marked it as one of the greatest literary achievements of science fiction, gaining quickly the admiration of readers and critics alike, and becoming a masterpiece of its own right, Dan Simmons returns in The Endymion Omnibus , the second volume of Hyperion Cantos collecting the next two novels: Endymion and The Rise of Endymion , back to the universe of his award-winning series, traveling us in a two-legged story of Jesuits and messiahs, troopers and inhuman warriors, and killing machines and alien entities, but also in a two-part adventure of faith and rebirth, immortality and corruption, and love and sacrifice, in a final, concluding second duology.

Born and raised among a caravan shepherd family on the planet Hyperion — from where the banned poem, the Cantos , was inspired — finding his own paths through the hard world and its ways for the better part of his youth, Raul will recall the time at his twenty-seventh years-of-age when he thought that he knew everything from life, and convinced that nothing important would ever happen again. Yet, with his last job at that time to had taken a sudden turn, bringing him up against an extremely unpleasant and inevitable outcome, when he awoke as if in a second life full of new possibilities, and was offered the opportunity to become a hero and to rescue an innocent child, Raul found himself along with an unlikely company on a quest across the galaxy, guarding and protecting the unwritten destiny of all humankind.

At the same time, some thousand light-years in a faraway star system, Father Captain Federico de Soya, having received the cruciform as many other faithful of the Sacrament of Resurrection, serving the new doctrine of the Church as a priest and a Pax fleet officer alike wherever deemed necessary, had been carrying out along with the three torchships under his command the mission of destroying an Ouster orbital forest, and putting an end to another center of supply of their enemies.

But, with the sudden arrival of an archangel-class courier — one of the fastest, but also greatest secret starships of the fleet — to had brought an unexpected message to him, ordering him to return to the planet Pacem immediately, when he was assigned from both the Pax Command and the Church to capture a seemingly insignificant young girl coming from the past, and to stop her from becoming a threat against their faith, de Soya soon found himself in a cycle of death and rebirth, pursuing an unusual child that shook everything he knew.

However, with their adventures to had taken them through the River Tethys, coming across world after world — once full of wonders and life — now much changed, when the Church — motivated by a higher power — sought to keep its schemes hidden from the rest of the galaxy, and an agent of unparalleled abilities was sent onto their tracks, Raul and his companions, and Father Captain de Soya and his men found themselves against their very beliefs, faced with a deep conspiracy that, if they made the wrong choice, could bring humankind to its eternal damnation.

Meanwhile, in the desert world of MadredeDios, in the small town of Nuevo Atlan, Father Federico de Soya, having been removed from service and stripped from his rank, sent to the most unfavorable system of the galaxy after his failings for the rest of his days, had been rediscovering his original vocation, and propagating to the few believers the word of God. But, with the Church at the time to had begun entering a new phase of change, wanting to put a definitive end to the abnormally tailored species known as Ousters, when he was recalled back to active service, and assigned to a task force of archangel-class cruisers, de Soya found himself amidst an incursion and an unforgivable act that tested the faith of his and his crew, faced with a decision that would mark their lives forever.

As well as into Ouster space, where for centuries the gene-tailored human species — hated and feared by the Church and the Pax — has reached farther out in the galaxy than anyone else, seeking and discovering other civilizations and life-forms, learning, sharing and evolving continuously through new biological technologies, and creating a big and diverse society beyond all imagination. Once more however, the amount of retconning — not only revising past events to accomodate the current plot, but also criticizing his own works — leaves in the end a less than satisfactory aftertaste.

All in all, The Endymion Omnibus is a mediocre second duology, with Dan Simmons — taking a very different direction from the first one — transporting us into a new era, traveling us in an epic story of Jesuits, messiahs, and inhuman warriors, but also in an adventure of immortality, corruption, and love and sacrifice — but although it promises, if not a great, at least pleasant adventure in the beginning, all these are bogged down later by the amount of retconning and overstretched plot, losing what made the Hyperion duology so greatly unique.

Apr 29, Juan rated it really liked it. Jan 25, Lynyrd rated it it was amazing Shelves: The triumphant concluding novels to the Hyperion Quartet, together in one volume for the first time. Bettik, Raoul and Aenea travel the river Tethys, pursued by Father Captain Frederico DeSoya, an influential warrior-priest and his The triumphant concluding novels to the Hyperion Quartet, together in one volume for the first time.

Blurb curtesy of amazon for a taster. Wow so so good.

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I took my time with this series and didnt want to rush through it. And i have to say its brilliant! Love the story and characters and the brilliant finale. I dont want to give away any spoilers so will keep this brief. Simply great sci-fi and the best sci-fi series ive read to date. Oct 22, Joseph rated it it was amazing Shelves: Nov 23, John Boettcher rated it it was amazing.

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The follow up to the Hyperion Omnibus. It is almost a shame to separate the two sets of books. They really are one big story, just with two different names for the first two, and two different names for the last two. However, they are all part of the same story that is one of the all time great epic tales in syfy history.

Please don't take my word for it. Mar 23, Zero Jones rated it really liked it. A sequel that pretty much stands up for itself. The best thing about these books is the intricate, detailed, and bizarre universe they discribes.

I particularly like the spaceships where in order to go faster than light people have to die and be resurrected. Jul 19, Olethros rated it liked it. Mar 20, Mat rated it it was amazing.

Nov 13, Ann Webb rated it really liked it Shelves: Well, where to begin As usual with Simmons' novels, the first part of a pair of novels is usually the better novel. The first novels are fast-paced and Simmons is best at introducing and fleshing out new characters and places and plots. However, where this Omnibus falls short is its main character: No, Aenea the Messiah figure isn't the main character although she should be. She Well, where to begin She's supposed to be the Christ figure here, one who has an important message to tell the universe.

In this Gospel-like fable, Raul plays John the beloved disciple who, much like Peter, doesn't quite get that the person they've chosen to follow IS supposed to be the Messiah. He's too close to the action apparently, because he is the last person to understand what has taken place. In fact, Raul is kind of dumb, but I suspect Simmons does this on purpose to give Aenea and other characters the chance to explain to the reader what is going on with the plot.

And what is going on with the plot? We have a church based on Roman Catholicism that carries the secret to actual physical resurrection and enslaves millions of worlds and its people through endless machinations and deceptions. We are given endless details about characters that don't amount to much in the end and not enough details about one character who turns out to be more than we realize? Did Simmons himself lose sight of the plot? I was completely underwhelmed by Aenea's big secret about the universe. In fact, I'm not sure what the secret was there either or why she needed to be the Messiah, except to save people from the Pax church.

So color me confused. While I enjoyed parts of the book, it took forever to end it. Once all the characters reached their objective which was? I just didn't care any more and wanted it to end. However, for sheer scope and size, it's well worth getting lost in for days and hours. May 21, Nikola rated it did not like it. The worst thing that can happen to a story is that it stops being a story and turns into preaching.

This is what happens in this novel right there in the last pages. It is a death blow to all the wonderful things that have set the stage for a great ending. Even if we were to accept this concept of the Void Which Binds and love being the energy behind all forces of the universe, the actual ending just isn't satisfactory.

The advertised potential of this Void is virtually limitless, yet cha The worst thing that can happen to a story is that it stops being a story and turns into preaching. The advertised potential of this Void is virtually limitless, yet characters restrain themselves from using it for some undefined reason. Perhaps the author himself failed to see how it could be used to make a better ending, although I do admit that using it that way would result in deus ex machina. The story would have to be structured differently to avoid it. On the other hand, the confrontation between protagonist's love and the Pope in St.

Peter's basilica was one of the dumbest things I've ever read. It would have been much better if everyone was simply captured in the attack on the startree a utopian concept also introduced at the end of the book. And then there's the relationship between Raul and Aenea. Not only does their love feel like dry sand in my mouth, it's verging on pedophilia.

I'm normally all about love, no matter the ages of persons involved, but this particular relationship is such a stretch and it's so forced and unconvincing that the lovemaking scenes are completely out of place. I actually think I've read in this book the biggest turn-off ever, embodied in the sentence "At Taliesin West, one of the cooks had owned a tabby cat" placed right there in between Aenea's inner thighs There are really good things about this book, but it is mostly just rehashing of what we've already seen in Hyperion books.

The ending is predictable. There is too much preaching and what's being preached is naive. The love affair is forced and unconvincing and verging on pedophilia. Most of the story is there just to be there and has no bearing on the ending whatsoever. One star is too much for this book. Aug 06, Richard rated it liked it Shelves: As sequels to the first two Hyperion novels, Endymion and The Rise of Endymion manage to be entertaining but ultimately inessential. There's plenty of fun to be had here, with a nice cast of boo-hiss villains, some neat tech, and a couple of great, viscerally-exciting fights towards the end of each book.

However, there are several ways in which these books show a step down from Hyperion and The Fall of Hyperion ; perhaps hard to avoid when writing sequels of this kind.