"ageless sleep" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} ageless sleep (uncountable)
  1. (mythology, fiction, fantasy) A magical state of suspended animation, where-in the recipient is placed in a state of ageless, deathless, everlasting sleep. Well-known examples are Endymion (the lover of the Greek moon goddess, Selene), and the princess from Sleeping Beauty. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Fantasy, Fiction, Mythology, Sleep Synonyms: eternal sleep

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