A Research On Adonis In Ancient Greece

Adonis was the plant god and beauty god of ancient Greece.He is not the native god of ancient Greece,from the ancient Oriental world.Adonis spread to ancient Greece around the 7th century BC.In the Archaic period,Classical times and Hellenistic times,the ancient people were worshipped Adonis.The worship of Adonis is one of the many ancient Greek religious mysteries,and it has an important position on the Greek religious history stage.This thesis consists of three parts: introduction,text and conclusion.The text is divided into three parts: the first chapter elaborates the origin and dissemination of the Adonis myth.By exploring the story and image of Adonis in Sumerian mythology and ancient Babylonian mythology,the oriental source of Adonis is traced.In Sumerian mythology,Adonis was the god of animal husbandry,and in Babylonian mythology he was the "god of youth" —— Tammuz.The worship of ancient Syria and Cyprus is main place,Adonis comes from the ancient oriental world,by the two river basin to Syria to Cyprus,finally spread to ancient Greece.The second chapter describes the worship of Adonis in ancient Greece.After Adonis spread to ancient Greece,the name,function and worship service changed.In ancient Greece,Adonis was mainly a plant god,and he was the young and handsome lover of Aphrodite.It was the adopted son of Persephone,the goddess of spring,whose worship was closely linked to the two goddesses.The ancient greece had a close relationship with the eastern world when they colonized overseas.The name of Adonis comes from the ancient greece misunderstanding of the flash word “Adon”.The Adonis cult is also changed,mainly shows through the "Adonis Garden",which was specially arranged by the Greek women for Adonis.In ancient Greece,only women were allowed to participate in the festival of Adonis,and men were excluded.Festivals are usually carried out in secret,without the patronage and support of the city.The third chapter analyzes the significance and influence of Adonis worship to the ancient greece and later generations.The worship of Adonis by ancient Greek women made up for the lack of women’s political rights;To show the greek people longing for fertility and the beautiful longing for love;Adonis mythology inherits and develops the near eastern religious culture;The image of god of Adonis provides a lot of material for the creation of later literature.From the ancient near eastern world to the ancient greece,Adonis has changed in many ways.The Adonis worship reflects the ancient greek people expectation of fertility and thinking about the seasons.On the other hand,the Greek festival of worship is women,which expressed in their beautiful vision of love and desire,in some sense they expect themselves to have a partner like Adonis.The plant god Adonis had far-reaching significance and influence on the ancient greece.