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Adonis – Mythopedia Adonis was also connected to fertility and vegetation, and despite his mortal origins, he was widely worshipped as a god by the ancient Greeks Because his mother Myrrha was the original myrrh tree, Adonis was strongly associated with myrrh, as well as anemone, myrtle, and the rose Adonis by Bertel Thorvaldsen (19th century) Thorvaldsen
Helen of Troy - Mythopedia Helen of Troy, “the face that launched a thousand ships,” was a daughter of Zeus and Leda who was famous for her extraordinary beauty When Helen left her Greek husband for a handsome Trojan prince, the Greeks started the Trojan War to get her back
Daphnis – Mythopedia Daphnis’ story probably originated in Sicily as a variant to the Near Eastern myth of Tammuz or Adonis He was a favorite among ancient writers of bucolic and pastoral poetry He was a favorite among ancient writers of bucolic and pastoral poetry
Apollo (Roman) - Mythopedia His male lovers, meanwhile, included Adonis (the most beautiful man alive), Hyacinth (a Spartan prince), and King Admetus of Pherae While Apollo had many children, the best known were Asclepius, a famous physician whom Apollo delivered with a caesarean procedure, and Orpheus, a legendary musician and prophet Apollo’s other children included
Venus – Mythopedia Scooping up Adonis’ blood and mixing it with nectar, Venus crafted a red flower in her lover’s memory Like Adonis, the flower was beautiful but short lived, as it lost its lovely petals within days of budding The flower was known as the windflower, or anemone Venus, Aeneas, and the Aeneid
Ares – Mythopedia And when Aphrodite fell in love with Adonis, Ares turned himself into a boar and gored the young man to death Ares and the Foundation of Thebes Ares played a role in the foundation of the city of Thebes, a warlike city-state that enjoyed a brief period of dominance in the fourth century BCE, prior to the rise of Macedon
Orpheus – Mythopedia When Aphrodite and Persephone both competed for the affections of the handsome Adonis, Zeus ordered Orpheus’ mother Calliope to resolve their dispute When Calliope ruled that each should possess Adonis for half of the year, Aphrodite was dissatisfied and punished Calliope by devising a creative way to get her son Orpheus killed: she caused
Artemis – Mythopedia Artemis was also involved in the death of Adonis, a mortal lover of Aphrodite Aphrodite had been responsible for the death of Hippolytus, a virginal young man whom Artemis loved dearly In revenge, Artemis plotted the death of Aphrodite’s darling Adonis (in most versions, by sending a wild boar to gore him)
Ariadne - Mythopedia Some scholars even speculate that she is the “Lady of the Labyrinth” named in some Linear B texts from the Mycenaean period (ca 1700–ca 1050 BCE) The myths and rituals surrounding Ariadne bear a resemblance to those of vegetation and fertility deities like Adonis, Hymenaeus, and Hyacinthus Ariadne, Theseus, and the Minotaur
Greek Mortals – Mythopedia The mortals of Greek mythology included kings and queens, prophets, healers, warriors, and peasants Unlike gods, all mortals were fated to eventually die, but many of them achieved great fame (or infamy) while they lived