#adonis god

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Been thinking about their relationship recently

Decided to give them a younger more effeminate look since they’re both symbols of androgyny, also included the scarring from Adonis getting gored so I suppose this would be post-deification. I feel like of all the gods who’s not care I’m drawing them all shoujo manga pretty boy, it’d be Dionysus. He’d probably think it’s funny.

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Seventeen as Greek Gods: Jeonghan as Adonis -  God of beauty and desire. 

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𓈒　　　💗　　Lord　,　Adonis　𖦹

♰ ◞ Overview

　𓏏　Adonis, in Greek mythology, a youth of remarkable beauty, the favourite of the goddess Aphrodite. Traditionally, he was the product of the incestuous love Smyrna (Myrrha) entertained for her own father, the Syrian king Theias. Charmed by his beauty, Aphrodite put the newborn infant Adonis in a box and handed him over to the care of Persephone, the queen of the underworld, who afterward refused to give him up. He is viewed by modern scholars as having originated as an ancient spirit of vegetation

︵｡ Hellenic ♡ God of

　 ༚ 𓏵 god of beauty, attraction, vegetation, permanent renewal, fertility, grain crops ..

𓈒　　🏛️　　portrayed　,　art　𖦹

♰ ◞ Often depicted in sculpture and painting as a handsome youth or hunter, he is frequently shown with his lover, Aphrodite, or alone, symbolizing the beauty and transient nature of life

　𓏏　Worship / Devotional acts

︵｡ Annual festivals called Adonia were held at Byblos and elsewhere to commemorate Adonis for the purpose of promoting the growth of vegetation and the falling of rain ♡ offer windflowers, exact loyalty, self care, affirmations, loving others and yourself, plant crops

　 ༚ 𓏵 Sources + Notes ..

Theoi, britannica, history cooperative, world history

Other adaptations of Adon in various civilizations include the Canaanite god Baal who was worshipped in Ugarit, and Tammuz or Dumuzi (meaning July) as he was known to the Babylonians. In Egypt, he was Osiris, the god of resurrection