Adonis
How was Adonis born?
From the trunk of his mother after she was transformed into a tree and his father shot an arrow at her, splitting it in half.
Who did Aphrodite fight for custody over Adonis with?
Persephone.
Who greeted Adonis in the underworld?
Persephone.
What was Adonis the deity of?
Plants and rebirth.
The myrrh tree is who's symbol?
Myrrha/Adonis' mother.
How was Adonis killed?
By a jealous Ares in the form of a boar.
What was the time agreement that Adonis got with Aphrodite when he was young?
4 months.
What was created due to Adonis' death?
The river of Adonis/Nahr Ibrahim.
Who had to keep breaking up the fights between Persephone and Aphrodite?
Zeus.
Who is the Nahr Ibrahim river the symbol for?
Adonis.
Who were Adonis' parents?
King thesis and his daughter Myrrha.
What was Aphrodite the goddess of?
Beauty and/or love.
Why did Ares kill Adonis?
He was jealous of the attention he got from Aphrodite.
Why did Aphrodite and Persephone fight over Adonis?
When Persephone was asked to watch over Adonis she fell in love with him, refusing to give him back.
At the end of the story it says "Adonis would spend half the year with Aphrodite and the other half with Persephone." then what it symbolizes, what does it symbolize?
"The last aspect may symbolizes the life of a man, who spends half his life with his mother and half with his wife."
Who raised Adonis?
Persephone and Aphrodite.
What was Aphrodite's warning to Adonis before leaving?
Not to go too far into the forest, to stay away from any beast not afraid of him.
Why did Myrrha get transformed into a tree?
She was running from her angry father and Aphrodite sensed her danger.
What did Persephone do when Adonis arrived in the underworld?
She happily greeted him with open arms.
Why was Adonis sent to Persephone?
Who took in Adonis as their own?
Aphrodite.
What did Aphrodite do when she heard Adonis scream?
She ran to cradle him in her arms, she sprinkled nectar over the wound and sang to him.
Why did Theias chase his daughter down, sword in hand?
She tricked him into sleeping with her.
Who encouraged Myrrha to seduce her father?
Aphrodite.
Why did Aphrodite take in Adonis?
His mother was turned into a tree and his father abandoned him so he didn't have someone to look after him.