AnswersDrive1A beautiful youth loved by both Aphrodite and Persephone. He was killed by a boar, but Zeus decreed that he should spend the winter of each year in the underworld with Persephone and the summer months with Aphrodite. 1.1as noun an Adonis An extremely handsome young man. 'not all of us have the body of an Adonis'
What is the meaning of the name Adonia?
Hebrew Meaning: The name Adonia is a Hebrew baby name. In Hebrew the meaning of the name Adonia is: The Lord is my God.
What does the Greek name Apollo mean?
The Greeks later associated Apollo's name with the Greek verb απολλυμι (apollymi) meaning "to destroy". In Greek mythology Apollo was the son of Zeus and Leto and the twin of Artemis. He was the god of prophecy, medicine, music, art, law, beauty, and wisdom. Later he also became the god of the sun and light.
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What is Adonis the God of?
In Greek mythology, Adonis was the god of beauty and desire. Originally, he was a god worshipped in the area of Phoenicia (modern – day Lebanon), but was later adopted by the Greeks. According to the most popular belief, he was the son of Theias, king of Syria, and Myrrha (also known as Smyrna), Theias' daughter.
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What is the female version of an Adonis?
The closest female equivalent to Adonis is probably Venus, the Roman goddess of love and beauty. Her goddess name is synonymous with her role as the woman who all men desire.
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What does it mean when someone is referred to as an Adonis?
An adonis is a very handsome man, especially a young one. Its origin is the god Adonis, in Greek mythology the eternally youthful god of beauty and desire. When you call someone an adonis, there's an implication that he's a bit vain about his good looks: "He knows he's the adonis of the family."
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What is Adonis symbol?
Adonis' counterpart in Roman mythology is named the same but he was called and worshipped in North African and Near Eastern mythologies as Tammuz. Adonis' symbol is a shooting star and he is mostly depicted in art with his love, Aphrodite.
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What is the definition of an Adonis?
Definition of Adonis. 1 : a youth loved by Aphrodite who is killed at hunting by a wild boar and restored to Aphrodite from Hades for a part of each year. 2 : a very handsome young man.
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What is the meaning of Adonai?
Adonai. Old Testament word for "God," late 14c., from Medieval Latin, from Hebrew, literally "my lord," from adon (see Adonis) + suffix of 1st person.
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What is the meaning of the name Zeus?
The name of a Greek god, related to the old Indo-European god *Dyeus whose name probably meant "shine" or "sky". In Greek mythology he was the highest of the gods. After he and his siblings defeated the Titans, Zeus ruled over the earth and humankind from atop Mount Olympus.
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What is an Aphrodite?
Aphrodite (/æfr?ˈda?ti/ ( listen) af-r?-DY-tee; Greek: ?φροδίτη Aphrodítē) is the ancient Greek goddess of love, beauty, pleasure, and procreation. She is identified with the planet Venus, which is named after the Roman goddess Venus, with whom Aphrodite was extensively syncretized.
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What is the meaning of the name Aphrodite?
Meaning unknown, possibly of Phoenician origin. Aphrodite was the Greek goddess of love, equal to the Roman goddess Venus. She was the wife of Hephaestus and the mother of Eros, and she was often associated with the myrtle tree and doves.
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What does it mean to be caught between a rock and a hard place?
to be caught between a rock and a hard place. phrase [PHRASE after verb] If you are caught between a rock and a hard place, you are in a difficult situation where you have to choose between two equally unpleasant courses of action.
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What does it mean to say stuck between a rock and a hard place?
It can be implied where there is a mandatory to make a choice between at least two unpleasant choices. The origin, according to Phrases Dictionary, is derived from an economic issue where workers face underpaid wages ( a rock) and unemployment (hard place).
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What is a rock and a hard place?
Between a Rock and a Hard Place may refer to: "Between a rock and a hard place", an adage used to refer to dilemmata, more specifically a Morton's fork; a situation offering at least two possibilities, neither of which is acceptable. Between a Rock and a Hard Place (Artifacts album)
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Are you pulling my leg?
For those who aren't familiar with the phrase, when someone says, “You must be pulling my leg!” they usually mean, “You must be joking/teasing/making something up.” Extremely popular in the 20th century, the origin of this phrase is still something of an enigma to etymologists.
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What does public eye mean?
This usage, which is similar to in the limelight, dates from the late 1800s. It should not be confused with the similar-sounding in the eyes of the public, which means “in the opinion or views of the general public” (as in In the eyes of the public the mayor was guilty of perjury). Also see in the eye of, def. 2.
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What does it mean to make eyes at someone?
make eyes at someone. phrase [VERB inflects, PHRASE noun] If you make eyes at someone, you look at them in a way which shows that you find them attractive and which is intended to get their attention. [informal, old-fashioned] eye.
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What does it mean when you have a change of heart?
C2 If you have a change of heart, you change your opinion or the way you feel about something: She was going to sell her house but had a change of heart at the last minute.
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What is the meaning of the idiom eat your heart out?
From the 16th century "to eat one's own heart" (to suffer in silence from anguish or grief), possibly from the Bible "to eat one's own flesh" (to be lazy). The phrase "to eat one's heart out" appears as a formulaic phrase in the Iliad, meaning to experience extreme grief.
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What is the meaning of the root fin or Finit?
The Latin root word fin means an 'end,' as in a 'boundary' or 'limit.' Some common English vocabulary words that come from this Latin root word include final, finish, and definition. Perhaps the easiest way to remember that this root word means 'end' is through the word infinite, since something infinite has no 'end!'