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A Thing Of Beauty

Question
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What is the Greek legend on which the poem ‘A Thing of Beauty’ is based?

Solution

A Thing of Beauty is an excerpt from the poem, ‘Endymion : A poetic Romance’, In this Greek legend a beautiful young shepherd and poet Endymion had a vison of Cynthia, the moon goddess. The youth made a determination to search her out. He, therefore, wantered away through forest and beyond the seas.