Adonis and Venus
2007-10-05 08:47:27 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
I quote:
As Pomegrananates are, as briefly clinging
To Life as did Adonis, for the winds
Which gave the name of the flower, Anemone,
The wind-flower, shakes the peddles off, too early,
Doomed all too swift and soon.
2007-10-05 14:20:36 · answer #1 · answered by Terry 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Adonis died at the tusks of a wild boar, sent by either Artemis in retaliation for Aphrodite instigating the death of Hippolytus, a favorite of the huntress goddess, or Aphrodite's paramour, Ares.[4] As Aphrodite sprinkled nectar on his body, each drop of Adonis' blood turned into a blood-red anemone, and the river Adonis (modern Nahr Ibrahim) flowing out of Mount Lebanon in coastal Lebanon ran red, according to Lucian.
The most detailed and literary version of the story of Adonis is Ovid, Metamorphoses, x
2007-10-05 22:43:38 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It probably refers to the field poppy or rosa rugosa, but there is a flower today CALLED an "Adonis Flower" or "Pheasant's eye." (Adonis annua)
2007-10-05 09:57:18 · answer #3 · answered by LabGrrl 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Was on Yahoo for something unrelated, but this question was trending on the sidebar...
2016-08-26 01:46:28 · answer #4 · answered by alix 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This topic is worth more attention
2016-09-19 17:06:18 · answer #5 · answered by concetta 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋