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Categories: Nature gods, Greek gods, Deeds of Zeus, Levantine mythology, Deeds of Apollo

Adonis Atunis Greek Adonis Greek god adonis Άδωνης

(Greek mythology) a handsome youth loved by both Aphrodite and Persephone WordNet 3.0

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(Greek mythology) a handsome youth loved by both Aphrodite and Persephone WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

In Greek mythology, Adonis was the mortal lover of the goddess Aphrodite and Persephone, who was famous for having achieved immortality. Wikipedia

A central figure in various mystery religions Wikipedia Disambiguation

Hero in Greek mythology. Wikipedia Disambiguation

A figure of West Semitic origin, where he is a central cult figure in various mystery religions, who enters Greek mythology in Hellenistic times. OmegaWiki

A beautiful young man loved by Aphrodite. Wiktionary

When Adonis died Zeus decreed that he should spend winters in the underworld with Persephone and spend summers with Aphrodite WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

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