Adonis Myth

In Greek mythology, Adonis is the symbol or the God of beauty and vegetation and the lover of Aphrodite (or its Roman counterpart Venus). He is described as a beautiful young man. As Adonis is a descendant of Pygmalion, and has emerged from its relationship with the incarnate image of Aphrodite, here comes the issue of incest and again. However, they had to share their love with Persephone. Zeus decreed that Adonis should live each of the third part of his time with Aphrodite or Persephone. About the remaining third he could dispose of freely. Aphrodite of the legend was transformed after his falling to the floor in a blood Adonis, as he was killed by the jealous Ares (or its equivalent Roman Mars), who had turned into an angry boar. From every drop of blood is an anemone (adonis), have grown from each of Aphrodite shed a tear, a white rose.

Apollo There are many different versions of this myth, but in which Adonis dies forever, without merging with Aphrodite, and his blood flowers in the spring or a river run red. appears in place of Ares and Mars, in some myths. All these myths are about unrequited love, death and resurrection, and probably contain some old trains from a belief in a life-giving mother goddess.

On his descent, there are various versions:

* Son of the Masts and Alphesiboia
* Kinyras son and his daughter Myrrha. Because Myrrha not duly paid homage to Aphrodite, she was transferred from the goddess of love as a punishment in blind love for her father. With the help of her nurse, Myrrha was able several times to sneak into the bedroom of her father, without recognizing that that their identity. When the truth then it came to light, and the father of incest begangennen realized he wanted to kill his daughter out of anger about it. This, however, was transformed by the gods in a myrtle. The tree sprang up after ten months and produced Adonis, who was raised by nymphs.

Source: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adonis
See Also: Sending Flowers, Online Florist