Adonis

Summary

Adonis is a Greek deity^[1]. He has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[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 has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[41]

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].