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In Greek mythology, Adonis (Ancient Greek: Ἄδωνις, romanized: Adōnis; Phoenician: 𐤀𐤃𐤍, romanized: Adón) was the mortal lover of the goddesses Aphrodite and Persephone. He was famous and considered to be the ideal of male beauty in classical antiquity.
But when Persephone got a glimpse of the beautiful Adonis—finding him as attractive as Aphrodite did—she refused to give him back to her. The matter was brought before Zeus , and he decreed that Adonis would spend one third of the year with each goddess, and have the last third for himself.
The Death of Adonis is a white marble sculpture. It was created by Auguste Rodin and signed “A RODIN” on the base. It shows Aphrodite mourning over the body of Adonis. The main version is in the Musée Rodin and another is in the Museo Soumaya.
A lead sculpture, representing Venus and Adonis, flanked by a dog and a cupid with a dove. The myth of Adonis is linked to the goddesses Aphrodite (Venus) and Persephone (Proserpina), who were...
Sculpted in 1889, Adonis Awakens is one of Auguste Rodin's most famous works. The subject is a figure from Ovid's Metamorphoses: Adonis, the mortal lover of Venus. According to legend, both Venus and Persephone fell in love with Adonis and fought over him.
10 mar 2023 · Adonis grew into a handsome young man—so handsome that Aphrodite fell in love with him (as did Persephone, in some traditions). For a time, Adonis enjoyed the company of his divine lover in perfect bliss.
Funerary monument with Dying Adonis. This famous monument was unearthed in 1834 during the research carried out by the Campanari brothers. Adonis, with an injury to his left thigh, lies on a draped kline, naked except for his boots and the cape that covers his head.
