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πŸ‘€ Adonis

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  • Information
    son of Smyrna
    Wikidata
    https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q163920
    PALP
    http://palp.art/browse/adonis
    Trismegistos
    https://www.trismegistos.org/name/48960
    Digital LIMC
    https://ark.dasch.swiss/ark:/72163/1/080E/gow4vFu7Tq2SQvrZsDwn2Qn
    Gender
    Male
    Identified with
    πŸ‘€ Osiris Egyptian god
    Birth
    Birth is narratedBorn from an object
    Experiences
    Undergoes metamorphosis
    Death
    Death is narrated
    Son of
    πŸ‘€ Alphesiboia (Phoinician) wife of PhoinixπŸ‘€ Phoinix (Phoinician) son of Agenor, eponym of PhoeniciaπŸ‘€ Theias king of the AssyriansπŸ‘€ Smyrna (m. of Adonis) daughter of Cinyras or TheiasπŸ‘€ Metharme daughter of PygmalionπŸ‘€ Cinyras (Cypriot I) father of Adonis, king in Lesbos or Cilicia
    Conceived at
    🌍 Mount Libanos (Syria) mountain in Syria
    Born at
    🌍 the Land of the Sabaians (S. Arabia) in southern Arabia🌍 Mount Libanos (Syria) mountain in Syria
    Born from
    πŸ›οΈ the Myrrh Tree into which Smyrna is metamorphosed, from which Adonis is born, variously located
    Eponym of
    🌍 River Adonis (Phoinicia) river near Byblos
    Wounded by
    πŸ‘€ the Boar of Adonis kills Adonis while hunting
    Dies at
    🌍 Phoinicia region in the Levant
    Killed by
    πŸ‘€ the Boar of Adonis kills Adonis while huntingπŸ‘€ Artemis Olympian goddess🏺 the Bow of Artemis
    Buried at
    πŸ›οΈ the Tomb of Adonis (Byblos)
    Has post-mortem existence at
    🌍 the Underworld realm of Hades
    Cult sites
    🌍 the Sanctuary of Adonis and Aphrodite at Amathous (Cyprus)🌍 Argos (city) city in the PeloponneseπŸ›οΈ the Temple of Byblian Aphrodite at Byblos (Phoinicia)🌍 Cyprus (island) island in the Aegean
    Cult established by
    πŸ‘€ Aphrodite Olympian goddess
    Related entities
    πŸ‘€ Aphrodite Olympian goddessπŸ‘€ Cleio (Muse) MuseπŸ‘€ Artemis Olympian goddessπŸ‘€ the Boar of Adonis kills Adonis while huntingπŸ‘€ Alphesiboia (Phoinician) wife of PhoinixπŸ‘€ Phoinix (Phoinician) son of Agenor, eponym of PhoeniciaπŸ‘€ Smyrna (m. of Adonis) daughter of Cinyras or TheiasπŸ‘€ Theias king of the AssyriansπŸ‘€ Hippolyte (n. of Smyrna) nurse of Smyrna who helps her have sex with fatherπŸ‘€ Zeus (Olympian) Olympian godπŸ‘€ Persephone daughter of DemeterπŸ‘€ Cinyras (Cypriot I) father of Adonis, king in Lesbos or CiliciaπŸ‘€ Metharme daughter of PygmalionπŸ‘€ Linos (musician) son of Apollo or Amphimaros and Ourania, famous musician🌍 Argos (city) city in the PeloponneseπŸ‘€ Hippolytos (Troizenian) son of Theseus and an Amazon🏺 the Bow of ArtemisπŸ‘€ Eros personification of love🌍 Mount Libanos (Syria) mountain in SyriaπŸ›οΈ the Myrrh Tree into which Smyrna is metamorphosed, from which Adonis is born, variously locatedπŸ›οΈ the Temple of Byblian Aphrodite at Byblos (Phoinicia)🌍 Byblos (Phoinicia) city in Phoinicia🌍 Phoinicia region in the LevantπŸ‘€ Osiris Egyptian god🌍 River Adonis (Phoinicia) river near ByblosπŸ‘€ Hyacinthos (Spartan) loved by Apollo, associated with the flower🌍 Cyprus (island) island in the Aegean🌍 the Underworld realm of Hades🌍 Assyria regionπŸ›οΈ the Tomb of Adonis (Byblos)πŸ‘₯ the Muses personifications of poetry and musicπŸ‘€ Heracles greatest Greek heroπŸ‘€ Castor (Spartan) one of the Dioscouroi, Calydonian boar hunter, ArgonautπŸ‘€ Polydeuces (Spartan) one of the Dioscouroi, Calydonian Boar hunter, ArgonautπŸ‘€ Hermes Olympian godπŸ‘€ Apollo Olympian godπŸ‘€ Eileithyia goddess(es) of childbirth, daughter(s) of Zeus and Hera🌍 the Land of the Sabaians (S. Arabia) in southern Arabia🌍 the Sanctuary of Adonis and Aphrodite at Amathous (Cyprus)
    Mentioned by
    πŸ“– Apollodoros, Library 1.3.3πŸ“– Apollodoros, Library 3.14.4πŸ“– Apollodoros, Library 3.14.3πŸ“– Pausanias 9.29.6-9.29.9πŸ“– Pausanias 2.20.6πŸ“– Euripides, Hippolytos 1389-1466πŸ“– Panyassis, Heracleia fr. 29 WestπŸ“– Lucian, Dialogues of the Gods 19.1 MacLeodπŸ“– Lucian, On the Syrian Goddess 6πŸ“– Lucian, On the Syrian Goddess 7πŸ“– Lucian, On the Syrian Goddess 8πŸ“– Lucian, On Salaried Posts in Great Houses 35πŸ“– Timocreon fr. 730 PMGπŸ“– Praxilla fr. 747 PMGπŸ“– Lucian, Dialogues of the Courtesans 7.3πŸ“– Ovid, Ibis 503-504πŸ“– Lucian, The Dance 58πŸ“– Vergil, Eclogues 10πŸ“– Lycophron, Alexandra 820-833πŸ“– Ovid, Amores 3.9πŸ“– Pausanias 9.16.3-9.16.4πŸ“– Callimachus, Iambi 3 = fr. 193-193a PfeifferπŸ“– Callimachus fr. 478 PfeifferπŸ“– Antoninus Liberalis, Metamorphoses 34πŸ“– Ovid, Metamorphoses 10.446-10.518πŸ“– Ovid, Metamorphoses 10.519-10.559πŸ“– Ovid, Metamorphoses 10.705-10.739βš’οΈ Captions on Wall Paintings from the Tomb of the Veteran Gaius Ammonis (N173), North Necropolis, Cyrene (In Situ)πŸ“– Pliny, Natural History 19.19.1πŸ“– Ovid, Heroides 4
    Mentioned in text
    Apollodoros, LibraryPausaniasEuripides, HippolytosPanyassis, HeracleiaLucian, Dialogues of the GodsLucian, On the Syrian GoddessLucian, On Salaried Posts in Great HousesTimocreonPraxillaLucian, Dialogues of the CourtesansOvid, IbisLucian, The DanceVergil, EcloguesLycophron, AlexandraOvid, AmoresCallimachus, IambiCallimachusAntoninus Liberalis, MetamorphosesOvid, MetamorphosesPliny, Natural HistoryOvid, Heroides
    Reported to be mentioned in text
    Hesiod, EhoiaiPanyassis, HeracleiaSappho
    Mentioned in citation of
    πŸ“– Hesiod, Ehoiai fr. 107 MostπŸ“– Panyassis, Heracleia fr. 28 WestπŸ“– Sappho fr. 140b Lobel-PageπŸ“– Hesiod, Ehoiai fr. 106 Most
    Depictions
    🎨 Apulian Lebes Gamikos attributed to the circle of the Chamay Painter (Nicholson NM83.4)🎨 Lucanian Red-Figure Nestoris attributed to the Primato Painter (Nicholson NM46.46.1-2; LIMC Herakles 3483)🎨 Apulian Red-Figure Oinochoe attributed to the Felton Painter (Nicholson NM97.185)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa della Fortuna IX 7, 20, Pompeii (PALP r9-i7-p20-space-i)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa di Successus I 9, 3, Pompeii (PALP r1-i9-p3-space-5)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa degli Epigrammi V 1, 18, Pompeii (PALP r5-i1-p18-space-g)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa del Citarista I 4, 5.25, Pompeii (MANN 9557; PALP r1-i4-p5-space-37)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa del Forno di Ferro VI 13, 6, Pompeii (PALP r6-i13-p6-space-4)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa dei Quattro Stili I 8, 17, Pompeii (PALP r1-i8-p17-space-9)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa di Meleagro VI 9, 2.13, Pompeii (MANN 8873, 9051, 9534, 9255; PALP r6-i9-p2-space-16)🎨 Wall Paintings from Private Dwelling IX 5, 6.17, Pompeii (PALP r9-i5-p6-space-e)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa di Sirico VII 1, 25.47, Pompeii (MANN 8994; PALP r7-i1-p25-space-34)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa del Citarista I 4, 5.25, Pompeii (MANN 112282, 111472, 120034; PALP r1-i4-p5-space-20)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa di Bacco VII 4, 10, Pompeii (PALP r7-i4-p10-space-8)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa dei Capitelli Colorati VII 4, 31.51, Pompeii (PALP r7-i4-p31-space-22)🎨 Wall Paintings from Private Dwelling VI 15, 6, Pompeii (PALP r6-i15-p6-space-l)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa del Principe di Napoli VI 15, 7.8, Pompeii (PALP r6-i15-p8-space-k)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa della Calce VIII 5, 28, Pompeii (PALP r8-i5-p28-space-6)🎨 Roman Marble Sarcophagus (Vatican 10409; ASR III. 1, no. 21, pl. 5)🎨 Roman Marble Sarcophagus (SAM 1987.2; ASR XII. 1, no. 59, pl. 46,4)🎨 Ivory Relief from Pompeii (LIMC Adonis 43)🎨 Wall Paintings from Private Dwelling VIII 4, 34, Pompeii (PALP r8-i4-p34-space-4)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa di Modesto VI 5, 13, Pompeii (PALP r6-i5-p13-space-7)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa di Adone Ferito VI 7, 18, Pompeii (PALP r6-i7-p18-space-14)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa di Apollo VI 7, 23, Pompeii (PALP r6-i7-p23-space-7)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa di Apollo VI 7, 23, Pompeii (PALP r6-i7-p23-space-25)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa dei Capitelli Colorati VII 4, 31.51, Pompeii (PALP r7-i4-p31-space-25)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa di Ganimede VII 13, 4.17-18, Pompeii (PALP r7-i13-p4-space-i)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa dei Dioscuri VI 9, 6.7, Pompeii (PALP r6-i9-p6-space-43)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa dell’Ancora VI 10, 7, Pompeii (PALP r6-i10-p7-space-3)🎨 Wall Paintings from Private Dwelling VI 16, 26, Pompeii (PALP r6-i16-p26-space-g)🎨 Wall Paintings from Private Dwelling VII 3, 8, Pompeii (PALP r7-i3-p8-space-a)🎨 Wall Paintings from Private Dwelling VII 4, 22-23, Pompeii (PALP r7-i4-p22)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa di Trittolemo VII 7, 5, Pompeii (PALP r7-i7-p5-space-m)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa del Balcone Pensile VII 12, 28, Pompeii (PALP r7-i12-p28-space-k)🎨 Wall Paintings from Private Dwelling VII 13, 8.14, Pompeii (PALP r7-i13-p8-space-5)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa del Banchiere VII 14, 5, Pompeii (PALP r7-i14-p5-space-12)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa di L. Cornelius Diadumenus VII 12, 26, Pompeii (MANN 111437, 111441; PALP r7-i12-p26-space-h)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa di Fedra, IX 12, B (Pompeii) (PALP r9-i12-pB-space-16)🎨 Wall Paintings from the Tomb of the Veteran Gaius Ammonis (N173), North Necropolis, Cyrene (In Situ)
    Relevant to local traditions reported from
    🌍 Byblos (Phoinicia) city in Phoinicia
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