Adoneus
/əˈdoʊ.ni.əs/noun
An epithet or alternative name for Adonis, the ancient Near Eastern and Greco-Roman god associated with beauty, desire, and seasonal renewal.
Did you know?Adoneus is a Greek-form epithet of Adonis, whose myth of death and return became closely associated with seasonal vegetation rituals and mourning festivals.
Etymological Timeline
2nd Millennium BCE
Northwest Semitic
ʾadōn
“Lord or master; a title of authority”
1st Millennium BCE
Phoenician
ʾdn
“Lord; a divine title used in Semitic religious language”
1st Millennium BCE
Hebrew
ʾādōn
“Lord, master, or owner”
1st Millennium BCE
Greek
Adōnis
“Adonis, the beautiful dying-and-renewing god borrowed from a Semitic divine name”
Classical Greek
Greek
Adōneus
“A form or epithet of Adonis, meaning “the Lord””
Modern English
English
Adoneus
“A rare scholarly or mythological name for Adonis”