Adonia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An annual festival celebrated by women in ancient Greece to mourn the death of Adonis, the consort of Aphrodite.

Word forms

Adonia

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἀδώνια (Adṓnia).

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