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Bookmark or Share- Apollo (Roman) - MythopediaHis male lovers, meanwhile, included Adonis (the most beautiful man alive), Hyacinth (a Spartan prince), and King Admetus of Pherae. While Apollo had many children, the best known were Asclepius, a famous physician whom Apollo delivered with a caesarean procedure, and Orpheus, a legendary musician and prophet. Apollo’s other children included ...
- Hyacinthus – MythopediaHyacinthus was a beautiful Spartan prince who was loved by the god Apollo. When Apollo accidentally killed his young lover with an errant discus throw, he turned his blood into the hyacinth flower.
- Achelous – MythopediaAchelous was the name of both the largest river in Greece—flowing from the Pindus Mountains to the Ionian Sea—and the god of that river. A child of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys, Achelous was an ancient and powerful god. He fought Heracles for the hand of the princess Deianira, but was ultimately defeated.
- Persephone – MythopediaEventually, Zeus determined that Adonis would spend part of the year with Aphrodite and part of the year with Persephone. Terracotta loutrophoros (ceremonial water jug) attributed to the Darius Painter (ca. 340–330 BCE). The upper register of the body shows Zeus between Persephone and Aphrodite regarding Adonis.
- Adonis – MythopediaAdonis was also connected to fertility and vegetation, and despite his mortal origins, he was widely worshipped as a god by the ancient Greeks. Because his mother Myrrha was the original myrrh tree, Adonis was strongly associated with myrrh, as well as anemone, myrtle, and the rose. Adonis by Bertel Thorvaldsen (19th century). Thorvaldsen ...
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