Amigoni, Jacopo: Venus and Adonis
Venus and Adonis, oil on canvas by Jacopo Amigoni, 18th century. 216 × 150.3 cm.
Adonis
Greek mythology
Adonis, in Greek mythology, a youth of remarkable beauty, the favourite of the goddess Aphrodite (identified with Venus by the Romans). 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....
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