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Question: Who Was Adonis in Greek Mythology? What Was His Significance in Ancient Civilizations?

Adonis was the Greek god of beauty and desire who was originally worshipped in Phoenicia. He was the son of Myrrha, who was transformed into a myrrh tree while giving birth to him. The goddesses Aphrodite and Persephone both fell in love with the handsome Adonis and fought over who got to keep him. Eventually, Zeus ruled that Adonis would spend one third of each year with each goddess and be free for the remaining third. Adonis was later killed by a boar sent by the jealous Artemis. When he died, Aphrodite mourned him and from his blood came the anemone flower. In ancient civil

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Question: Who Was Adonis in Greek Mythology? What Was His Significance in Ancient Civilizations?

Adonis was the Greek god of beauty and desire who was originally worshipped in Phoenicia. He was the son of Myrrha, who was transformed into a myrrh tree while giving birth to him. The goddesses Aphrodite and Persephone both fell in love with the handsome Adonis and fought over who got to keep him. Eventually, Zeus ruled that Adonis would spend one third of each year with each goddess and be free for the remaining third. Adonis was later killed by a boar sent by the jealous Artemis. When he died, Aphrodite mourned him and from his blood came the anemone flower. In ancient civil

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Question: Who was Adonis in Greek mythology?

What was his significance in ancient


civilizations? 

The god of beauty and desire was Adonis. Adonis was originally worshipped in the area
of Phoenicia, but later on the Greeks adopted him. Adonis was the son of Theias and Myrrha.
Myrrha was the daughter of Theias, she forced Theias to have sex with him and from that union
Adonis born. However, in the tree form, she gives birth to Adonis. It was believed that Adonis
was so handsome that the goddesses were fall in love with him but goddess Aphrodite fell in
love with him. Aphrodite sent Persephone to protect and raise Adonis. Later Persephone refused
to give Adonis to Aphrodite and that lead to a conflict between the two goddesses and that
dispute later solved by Zeus. Zeus solved the matter by giving a solution in which he state that
Adonis will stay a one third of year with each goddess and one third with whoever he wanted .
Adonis chose Aphrodite to spend two thirds of the year.

Being jealous with the hunting skill with the Adonis, Artemis sends a wild boar, which
killed Adonis. When Adonis was killed, Aphrodite poured nectar in his blood and from that, the
anemone flower was emerged.

In the ancient civilization, he was worshipped as the god of desire and beauty. The
ancient peoples believe that worshipping the god they will get immortality and eternal beauty. It
was believed that Adonis was also worshipped as the god of corn and grain which was the most
important crop for the Greeks. He was the icon of the youths for his remarkable beauty.

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