A handbook of legendary and mythological art (1872)
Waters, Clara Erskine Clement, 1834-1916 · New York, Hurd and Houghton · leaf 438
The anemone sprung from hisblood. Venus so mourned hisdeath that the gods of thelower world allowed him topass six months of each yearwith her on earth. His deathand return were celebrated bygames called Adonia in Egyptand Greece, and referred tothe death of nature in autumnand its revival in… … Death of Adonif. (Painting from Pompeii). ILLUSTRATED IN ART. 421 gos by Amphiaraus, he fled to Polybus of Sicyon, to whose throne hesucceeded. He established the Nemean games ; was reconciled toAmphiaraus and returned to Argos; married his daughter Deipyleto Ty^^^-^^ °^ Calydon, and Argia to…
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