Blessing: Adonis represents vibrant youth and vegetative life, languid sensuality and lost love. He shows us the importance of enjoying life, because we never know when it will end, and of the power of love to reach across the grave.
Epithets: Kouros “Young man”, Ephebe “Boy”, Adon “Lord”
Equated with: Attis, Osiris, Dionysos, Antinous, Adon, Adonai
Associations: myrrh, lettuce, fennel, mullet, rose, and quickly blooming plant or flower, couch, spear, boar
Festivals: Adonia (9-10 Lôios)
Ways to honor: Plant a garden, remember your past loves, enjoy life while you have it.
Ancient Texts:
Adonis and White Rock by Ptolemy Hephaistion
Alexandrian Hymn to Adonis by Theocritus
An Account of the Syrian Worship of Adonis by Lucian
Aphrodite and Persephone Fight Over Adonis by Hyginus
Citharoedic Hymn to Adonis-Antinous
The Myth of Adonis by Apollodorus
Modern Texts:
Adonis by Lykeia
Adonis by Melia Suez
Epithalamia for Adonis by P Sufenas Virius Lupus
For Adonis by Lykeia
To Adonis by Amanda Aremisia Forrester
Rituals and Festivals: Forthcoming
Articles:
The Gift of Adonis by Astalon
Links:
Encyclopedia Mythica entry on Adonis
Wikipedia entry on Adonis Gardens
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