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Circle of Anthonie Van Montfoort, The Death of Adoni 01 Paintings, Olympian deities, by the Old Masters, with footnotes #35

Mar 26, 2019

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Zaidan Art Blog

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Adonis was the mortal lover of the goddess Aphrodite in Greek mythology. He was conceived after Aphrodite cursed his mother Myrrha to lust after her own father, King Cinyras of Cyprus. Myrrha had sex with her father in complete darkness for nine nights, but he discovered her identity and chased her with a sword. The gods…