Aphrodite and the child remain in the Underworld until he grows to puberty, and they beget Hermes Chthonios. Many features of this tale find parallels in various versions of the story of Adonis. The child of the new poem, though, is identified as Dionysus. In this a...
The first myth of Aphrodite and Adonis involves the man’s parents and is a story about beauty, love and jealousy. Adonis’ mother was the beautiful Myrrha or Smyrna and his father, King Cinyrus of Cyprus, who was actually the father of Myrrha. This strange parentage of Adonis came about ...
The Greeks told the story of Adonis, loved by both Aphrodite and the underworld goddess Persephone. When he was killed by a jealous Ares, scarlet anemones sprang up from drops of his blood. Zeus solved the rivalry between the goddesses by decreeing that Adonis should spend half his year ...
The tale ofAdonisclosely mirrors Persephone’s own destiny. Namely, once bothAphroditeand Persephone fell in love with the same mortal, a handsome young man calledAdonis. Since they couldn’t agree between them who deserves him more, Zeus divided his time between the upper world and the Underwo...
First, Aphrodite is to be blamed for the cause of the Trojan War because she doesn’t make Paris acquainted with the fact that the gorgeous and glamourous Helen is already married to Menelaus (King of Sparta). Aphrodite doesn’t know the outcomes of this fascinating love story that it can...
Aphrodite and Adonis:Adonis’ parentage is not consistent in myth, but in all accounts his pregnant mother was turned into a myrrh tree and he was born from the tree some time later. Aphrodite was taken with the baby and gave him into the care of Persephone. However, Persephone refused to...
Trojan War and Aeneid's Aphrodite / Venus The story of the Trojan War begins with the story of the apple of discord, which naturally was made of gold: Each of 3 goddesses: Hera - marriage goddess and wife of Zeus Athena - Zeus' daughter, wisdom goddess, and one of the powerful virgina...
One day, Aphrodite's lover Adonis 35.(hurt) by a wild animal. Hearing the bad news,Aphrodite hurried to save 36.(he). On the way, her feet were hurt by the thorns(刺) of a rose bush. Her blood started to flow(流) and then the white flowers on the bush were turned 37.red ...
And they are regarded as 33. a symbol of love in many countries. There are lots of 34. stories(story) about roses. Here is 35. the most famous(famous) one.Red roses 36. were created (create) by Aphrodite, Goddess of Love, according to the ancient Greek mythology(神话). At that ...
Aphrodite and Adonis In another legend, Adonis, the lover of the Greek goddess Aphrodite, was attacked by Ares (the god of War) who came in the form of a boar. Aphrodite rushed to save him and caught herself on a briar bush. Their mingled blood stained the white quartz to a pink. Ze...