Dictionary definition: Adonis

Adonis West Asia Derived from the Canaanite title, adon meaning lord. The Greeks adopted the fertility cult associated with Adonis, who was killed by a wild boar–for the Syrians a sacred animal. His most important temples were at Byblos and Paphos. ...

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