She thought her boyfriend was an Adonis. From LearnThat.org.
When Adonis died Zeus decreed that he should spend winters in the underworld with Persephone and spend summers with Aphrodite. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Adonis is used to illustrate the continuous recycling of organic matter then. From Wordnik.com. [Introduction] Reference
Eric, a Nordic Adonis, is graced by a seemingly endless supply of good fortune. From Wordnik.com. [Fortunate Son: Summary and book reviews of Fortunate Son by Walter Mosley.] Reference
He is, I believe, half Greek so Adonis is not such an odd name. on July 30, 2008 at 9: 39 pm | Reply nightjack. From Wordnik.com. [School’s Out Forever « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG] Reference
If tears are shed for Adoni or Adonai, whom we call Adonis, he is soon resuscitated, and rejoicing takes place. From Wordnik.com. [A Philosophical Dictionary] Reference
True to his name Adonis, he possesses the good looks which complemented his untiring passion for boxing excellence. From Wordnik.com. [PhilBoxing.com - XML News RSS/RDF Feed] Reference
O'Brien is in the most deplorable situation, for her Adonis is a. From Wordnik.com. [The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 3] Reference
Zetesis or search of Osiris or Adonis, that is of Bootes, 484-u. From Wordnik.com. [Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry] Reference
The Syrians called it Adonis, which is from the Hebrew Adonai, lord. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on Revelation] Reference
Aphrodite was tenderly attached to a lovely youth, called Adonis, whose exquisite beauty has become proverbial. From Wordnik.com. [Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome] Reference
Every "Adonis" potato is inoculated for wireworm before leaving our grounds. From Wordnik.com. [Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, March 14, 1917] Reference
I see that Gordoom, after saving the World himself, has now brought in an "Adonis" as transport secretary. From Wordnik.com. [Quotables] Reference
His name Adonis -- sad of memory!. From Wordnik.com. [The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No. 1, July, 1862] Reference
"Adonis" is the side long suite clocking in at over 24 minutes. From Wordnik.com. [Latest reviews @ Progarchives.com, the ultimate progressive rock music website] Reference
"Adonis", who contracted a warm friendship for the enthusiastic boy. From Wordnik.com. [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss] Reference
Adonis pressed the little warm hand on his sleeve. From Wordnik.com. [The Motor Girls] Reference
Adonis, Apollo and all the other Greek Gods in one. From Wordnik.com. [Reno — a Book of Short Stories and Information] Reference
The little creature was, in his way, a perfect Adonis. From Wordnik.com. [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 344, June, 1844] Reference
Adonis and Rosebud had a table directly under the umbrella tree. From Wordnik.com. [The Motor Girls] Reference
Shakespeare's 'Venus and Adonis' (1599), the first edition of 'The. From Wordnik.com. [The Book-Hunter at Home] Reference
Uenus: but Mars loued Uenus as feruently, as Uenus lo - ued Adonis. From Wordnik.com. [A booke called the Foundacion of Rhetorike because all other partes of Rhetorike are grounded thereupon, euery parte sette forthe in an Oracion vpon questions, verie profitable to bee knowen and redde] Reference
Uenus onely was inflamed with the loue of Adonis, a mor - tall man. From Wordnik.com. [A booke called the Foundacion of Rhetorike because all other partes of Rhetorike are grounded thereupon, euery parte sette forthe in an Oracion vpon questions, verie profitable to bee knowen and redde] Reference
They carted her to the Adonis Gardens. From Wordnik.com. [A D O N I S] Reference
"She is standing there by the side of Adonis," replied Psyche directly. From Wordnik.com. [The Motor Girls] Reference
She reached for the tiny Adonis but he was through her pipeline and off. From Wordnik.com. [Curious George's Trip to Hell] Reference
Adonis seemed to understand the situation, and whispered to his companion. From Wordnik.com. [The Motor Girls] Reference
Quimby earnestly, doubtless aware of his own shortcomings in the Adonis line. From Wordnik.com. [Wired Love A Romance of Dots and Dashes] Reference
Every one cannot indeed be an Adonis, but it is his own fault if he is an Esop. From Wordnik.com. [The Laws of Etiquette] Reference
Wounded Apollo, Bacchus and Satyr, Dying Adonis, and an unfinished group of Victory. From Wordnik.com. [The South of France—East Half] Reference
"I'll wager you are Bess," whispered a very handsome Adonis in a real Greek costume -- all but the pedestal. From Wordnik.com. [The Motor Girls] Reference
Bronze Adonis: It's not as widely discussed as it is for women, but men should also be wearing SPF moisturizers. From Wordnik.com. [Napoleon Perdis: Who's Grooming Who: Makeup and the Modern Male] Reference
Of the thirteen early editions of Shakespeare's 'Venus and Adonis' only twenty-two copies have so far been traced. From Wordnik.com. [The Book-Hunter at Home] Reference
While gods and men were ready to pay homage to his marvellous loveliness, to Adonis himself it counted for nothing. From Wordnik.com. [A Book of Myths] Reference
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