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  2. Adonis - Wikipedia

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    Adonis's name comes from a Canaanite word meaning "lord" and most modern scholars consider the story of Aphrodite and Adonis to be derived from a Levantine version of the earlier Mesopotamian myth of Inanna (Ishtar) and Dumuzid (Tammuz).

  3. Aphrodite - Wikipedia

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    The myth of Aphrodite and Adonis is probably derived from the ancient Sumerian legend of Inanna and Dumuzid. [154] [155] [156] The Greek name Ἄδωνις (Adōnis, Greek pronunciation:) is derived from the Canaanite word ʼadōn, meaning "lord".

  4. Category:Adonis - Wikipedia

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    The Greeks considered Adonis's cult to be of Near Eastern origin. Adonis's name comes from a Canaanite word meaning "lord" and most modern scholars consider the story of Aphrodite and Adonis to be derived from a Levantine version of the earlier Mesopotamian myth of Inanna (Ishtar) and Dumuzid (Tammuz).

  5. Dumuzid - Wikipedia

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    [92] [23] The earliest known Greek reference to Adonis comes from a fragment of a poem by the Lesbian poet Sappho, dating to the seventh century BC, [93] in which a chorus of young girls asks Aphrodite what they can do to mourn Adonis's death. [93] Aphrodite replies that they must beat their breasts and tear their tunics. [93] Later recensions ...

  6. Myrrha - Wikipedia

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    Adonis is the Hellenized form of the Phoenician word "adoni", meaning "my lord". [1] It is believed that the cult of Adonis was known to the Greeks from around the sixth century B.C., but it is unquestionable that they became aware of it through contact with Cyprus. [ 1 ]

  7. Adonism - Wikipedia

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    Adonism is a polytheistic religion, revolving around a belief that there are five principal gods: Belus, Biltis, Adonis, Dido and Molchos. Adonis is the most prominent of these in the group's theology, being a benevolent figure that Sättler equated with the Christian figure of Satan.

  8. Metamorphoses in Greek mythology - Wikipedia

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    When Adonis was killed by a boar, Aphrodite's tears ran hot, and were transformed into one of her sacred flowers, the rose. Some versions swap the flowers and have the rose spring from Adonis's blood and the anemone from Aphrodite's tears. [15] Attis: Pine: Himself Attis was the lover of the Phrygian goddess Cybele. When she caught him cheating ...

  9. Aphroditus - Wikipedia

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    He is the masculine version of Aphrodite. Aphroditus was portrayed as having a female shape and clothing like Aphrodite's but also a phallus, and hence, a male name. [2] This deity would have arrived in Athens from Cyprus in the 4th century BC. In the 5th century BC, however, there existed hermae of Aphroditus, or phallic statues with a female ...