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Venus and Adonis
by William Shakespeare
First Published
1593
Subjects
Poetry
Adonis (Greek deity)
Venus (Roman deity)
Translations into English
Sources
Metamorphosis
Latin Fables
Classical Mythology
Mythology
Biography
Poetry (poetic works by one author)
Art
Description
Adonis is a youth of unsurpassed beauty. A hunter. The goddess Venus, sees him and falls madly in love with him. Venus's love becomes boundless and without limit and Adonis rejects her even though she is a beautiful goddess and the goddess of love. And thereby hangs a tale. The story is told through the lamentations of Venus for Adonis's rejection of her love.