Adonis
![The Adonis Uffizi, made from [[pentelic marble]], 2nd century BC, currently held in the<br>[[Uffizi Gallery]], [[Florence]], [[Italy]]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9a/Statue_of_an_Athlete_so-called_Adonis-Uffizi.jpg)
The myth goes that Adonis was gored by a wild boar during a hunting trip and died in Aphrodite's arms as she wept. His blood mingled with her tears and became the anemone flower. Aphrodite declared the Adonia festival to commemorate his tragic death, celebrated by women every year in midsummer. During this festival, Greek women would plant "gardens of Adonis", small pots containing fast-growing plants, which they would set on top of their houses in the hot sun. The plants would sprout but soon wither and die. Then, the women would mourn the death of Adonis, tearing their clothes and beating their breasts in a public display of grief.
The Greeks considered Adonis's cult to be of Near Eastern origin. Adonis's name comes from a Canaanite word meaning "lord" and most modern scholars consider the story of Aphrodite and Adonis to be derived from a Levantine version of the earlier Mesopotamian myth of Inanna (Ishtar) and Dumuzid (Tammuz).
In late 19th and early 20th century scholarship of religion, Adonis was widely seen as a prime example of the archetypal dying-and-rising god. His name is often applied in modern times to handsome youths, of whom he is considered the archetype. Provided by Wikipedia
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5by Copetti Lima, Diomar Adonis, Fabrin, Francisco Gasparin, Copetti Lima, Alex Sandro, Walantus, Lucas AlejandroGet full text
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6by Copetti Lima, Diomar Adonis, Fabrin, Francisco Gasparin, Bernardon, Daniel P., Cabral, Roberto José, Oliveira, Mario OrlandoGet full text
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7by Copetti Lima, Diomar Adonis, Fabrin, Francisco Gasparin, Bernardon, Daniel Pinheiro, Oliveira, Mario Orlando, Cabral, Roberto JoseGet full text
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8by Saleh Al-Shaghdari, Ahmed MohammedOther Authors: “…Bello Alarcón, Adonis…”
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9by Gutiérrez Gaitén, Yamilet I.Other Authors: “…Bello Alarcón, Adonis…”
Published 2012
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10by Cano Alonso, Francisco AndrésOther Authors: “…Verdecia Ortiz, Adonis L.…”
Published 2008
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