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Okay, now for my A to Z ...
This is a challenge to post every day in April (except on Sundays) blogging thematically from A to Z. Go HERE for details. My A-Z theme this year is Greek Mythology inspired by the book The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan that I recently read. Please be aware that what I write is my interpretation of my findings and may not necessarily be accurate.
Painting by J.W. Waterhouse
Adonis is known as the god of beauty and desire. Ovid wrote about Adonis in his book, Metamorphoses. In his interpretation, Aphrodite fell in love with Adonis and as a new born baby entrusted him to Persephone. It turned out that Persephone also fell in love with him and would not give him back to Aphrodite. So Zeus settled the dispute and told Adonis that he spends a third of every year with each goddess and the last third with whomever he wanted. He ended up choosing two-third each year with Aphrodite.
The painting above is a depiction of Adonis's dying moment. A wild boar had bitten his upper thigh (groin according to Bion's Lament for Adonis) that caused him to bleed to death. The woman over him is Aphrodite (the others are cupids) and the flowers are anemones ... now, I read a couple of versions of how the anemones came about. One, Aphrodite sprinkled nectar on Adonis's blood and it turned into anemones. Two, Aphrodite's tears became anemones.
On a personal note: I actually dated a guy named Adonis, I kid you not! We didn't date long. I suppose I wasn't his Aphrodite. ;)
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Haha nice post!
ReplyDeleteHave a great April A-Z :)
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Thanks! --Looks like you're a day ahead of me ..I like your letter B!! :)
DeleteGood luck with the challenge! Who actually names their child Adonis these days? What a fun post! I participated last year and had a blast!
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Thanks! --I know! At the time, my friends got a kick out of it and teased me like crazy (indirectly at him). --Maybe next year then?
DeleteI love Greek mythology, so I'm very happy to have happened upon your blog today.
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Glad you stopped by. I'm excited to be learning about the topic.
DeleteWay to hate your kid, naming him Adonis....lol Very interesting post! :)
ReplyDeleteThat crossed my head too but he sure took it well ..keeping it ..pretty brave of him! --Thanks!
DeleteNew follower here. I enjoy Greek mythology and look forward to seeing your posts this month. Dating a guy named Adonis could be a prompt for a story...
ReplyDeleteThanks! I followed you back. --Yes, there's a story but I'll have to tell it another time. :)
DeleteI've seen this painting 'in the flesh' - it's amazing!
ReplyDeleteWas your fella Greek then? I was on Corfu last year where nearly every man is called Spiros (random fact!).
Lovely to meet you through the hop!
So cool!! Lucky you!! --No, he was Filipino. --Thanks for stopping by.
DeleteI always wanted to date a guy named Thor... don't know why. But my dating days are done now. Happy A!
ReplyDeleteOooh, I'd like to date Thor aka Chris H.! But like you, my dating days are done!
DeleteSome more Greek mythology! There's so much of it, everyone could probably do it and still not cover everything.
ReplyDeleteHaha, I didn't think about it being overdone! But you're right, probably a lot that still wouldn't get covered.
DeleteCool story but who would name their poor child Adonis?
ReplyDeleteI know!! But he took it to stride ..confident but not cocky.
DeleteYou actually dated a guy named Adonis? That was brave. Happy A-Z!
ReplyDeleteYes, a Filipino. He kept his name in adulthood so brave for him too. --Good to see you again. :)
DeleteEnjoyed your post! I think it's awesome that you dated someone named Adonis—although I do wonder why his parents were inspired to give him that name... ☺
ReplyDeleteThanks! --I'm not sure they looked ahead but we parents mean well.
DeleteI dated an Androcles... typical greek god... all looks and NO brains. Didn't last long. Thanks for stopping by my A to Z.
ReplyDeleteBummer about the no brains! --You're welcome. Thanks for stopping back.
DeleteEnjoyed that. Didn't know very much about him. This is going to be fun.
ReplyDeleteI'm having fun getting to know some things about GM. --Thanks for stoppin' by.
DeleteVery cool theme! I love that you are being so original. This is my first visit to your blog. Please visit ours at http://citymusecountrymuse2012.blogspot.com/ and please sign up to become a member if you like what you see!
ReplyDeleteThanks ..but I hear it's not so original after all but there's so much information that we all wouldn't be able to cover everything. --Yes, I visited and did like so I'm a new follower.
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