Adonis's Death

Aphrodite warned Adonis to stay away from wild boars and lions. But his rash courage would not heed advice. By chance his dogs which followed a shore track aroused a wild boar from his hiding place. Infuriated, the savage beast sank its deadly tusk deep in Adonis's groin. Aphrodite recognized his dying groans and turned her white birds towards the sound. She saw him nearly dead, his body bathed in blood. For grief soon as touched by it began to effervess,. The memory of his death shall cause an imitation of my grief. Your blood, Adonis, will become a flower, perennial.