Meaning Of The Word Adonis

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Adonis in American English
a handsome young man loved by Aphrodite: he is killed by a wild boar
noun: a youth slain by a wild boar but permitted by Zeus to pass four months every year in the lower world with Persephone, four with Aphrodite, and four wherever he chose

Adonis in British English
noun: a handsome youth loved by Aphrodite. Killed by a wild boar, he was believed to spend part of the year in the underworld and part on earth, symbolizing the vegetative cycle

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