A psychological motif for the popularity of a myth about Endymion and the Ukrainian translations of the literary endymionade

Рopularity of mythological plot about Endymion is investigated. The author
researches different versions of the myth to discover their dominate motifs: “BEAUTY - LOVE
– IMMORTALITY”, which explain psychological peculiarities for the popularity of myth
about Endymion and reflect the universal values, ideals that determine the spiritual experience
of mankind in all socio-historical formations. An active creative reconsideration
of a mythological material in the context of the world art is considered as basic tendencies
of functioning of endymionade that means the interpretations of the ancient Greek myth about
Endymion, distinguished by various forms of rethinking of the ancient material and reproduce
the contemporary author's reality through the artistic prism based on sensual psychic perception
of such universal values as beauty, love and immortality.
The Ukrainian translations of the literature interpretations about Endymion are of particular
interest. This article is believed to be the first step to investigate psychological peculiarities for
the popularity of the functioning of the ancient myth about Endymion and opens the prospects
for further consideration of literary endymionade like оrphism, faustiаnism, robinsonism,
quixotism etc.