Venus and Adonis Resources
Websites
Phoenicia
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Check out this website to learn about Adonis' Phoenician roots.
Theoi
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This is a great website for all things mythical. We're linking to Aphrodite's (Venus) page, where you can learn more about the goddess of love and Adonis.
Historical Documents
Shakespeare's Venus and Adonis
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Here's a link to the full text of Shakespeare's take on the tale.
Ovid
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Let us not forget Ovid's famous version, found in Book 10 of The Metamorphoses.
Videos
Kennedy Center
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Check out this history of the Shakespeare's Venus and Adonis.
John Blow
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Listen to a bit of one of the operatic versions of the myth.