The troubles did not concern her brother, the former sun god Helios, who had been imprisoned and lost his protection, causing her and her sister's status on the divine mountain to plummet.

The source of her troubles was a shepherd named Endymion.

He was a charming young shepherd tending his flocks on Mount Latmus in Asia Minor, living a carefree life in a tranquil and beautiful valley.

On a night when the full moon hung high in the ...