Perseus Encyclopedia, Adonis

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loved by Aphrodite: Apollod. 1.3.2

son of Cinyras, or of Phoenix, or of Thias: Apollod. 3.14.3, Apollod. 3.14.4

mother of: Paus. 9.16.4

born of a myrrh tree: Apollod. 1.9.11

carried by Aphrodite in a chest to Persephone: Apollod. 1.9.11

divides his time between Aphrodite and Persephone: Apollod. 1.9.11, Apollod. 1.9.12

killed by a boar in hunting: Apollod. 1.9.9, Apollod. 1.9.12

bewailed by Argive women: Paus. 2.20.6

associated with rose and myrtle: Paus. 6.24.7

sung by Sappho: Paus. 9.29.8

sanctuary of A. and Aphrodite at Amathus: Paus. 9.41.2

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