Greek mythology
Adonis
The beautiful youth two goddesses fought to keep
- Mythology
- Greek mythology
- Group
- Mortal
- Appears in
- Eros and Psyche
Adonis is a mortal of surpassing beauty, beloved of Aphrodite and desired equally by Persephone, so that Zeus decrees he spend the year divided between them. A passionate hunter, he is gored to death by a wild boar despite Aphrodite's warnings. From his spilled blood she raises the red anemone, and his yearly return mirrors the dying and reborn seasons.
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