Adonis
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Adonis
Summary
Adonis is a Greek deity[1]. He ranks in the top 9% of greek_deity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,688 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Adonis's father was Cinyras[3].
- Adonis's father was Theias[4].
- Adonis's father was Phoenix[5].
- Adonis's mother was Myrrha[6].
- Adonis's mother was Alphesiboea[7].
- A child of Adonis was Beroe[8].
- A child of Adonis was Golgos[9].
- Adonis is recorded as male[10].
- Adonis's instance of is recorded as Greek deity[11].
- Adonis's killed by is recorded as Sus scrofa[12].
- Adonis's Commons category is recorded as Adonis[13].
- Adonis's unmarried partner is recorded as Aphrodite[14].
- Adonis's unmarried partner is recorded as Persephone[15].
- Adonis's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Adonis[16].
- Adonis's worshipped by is recorded as Ancient Greek religion[17].
- Adonis's manner of death is recorded as unnatural death[18].
- Adonis's depicted by is recorded as Adonis[19].
- Adonis's depicted by is recorded as Dying Adonis[20].
- Adonis's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[21].
- Adonis's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[22].
- Adonis's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[23].
- Adonis's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[24].
- Adonis's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[25].
- Adonis's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa[26].
- Adonis's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[27].
Body
Origins and Family
Fathers listed include Cinyras[3], a mythological Greek character[28]; Theias[4], a mythological Greek character[29]; and Phoenix[5], a mythological Greek character[30]. Mothers listed include Myrrha[6], a mythological Greek character[31] and Alphesiboea[7], a mythological Greek character[32].
Personal Life
Children include Beroe[8], a Greek nymph[33] and Golgos[9], a mythological Greek character[34].
Works and Contributions
Things named for Adonis include Venus and he[35], a literary work[36], founded in 1592[37], written by William Shakespeare[38] and 2101 he[39], a potentially hazardous asteroid[40].
Why It Matters
Adonis ranks in the top 9% of greek_deity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,688 views/month).[2] He has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]
Entities named for him include Venus and he[35], a literary work[36], founded in 1592[37], written by William Shakespeare[38] and 2101 he[39], a potentially hazardous asteroid[40].
FAQs
Who were Adonis's parents?
Adonis's father was Cinyras[3]. Adonis's mother was Myrrha[6].