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The River Adonis (1)

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03 Religious festivals, cults, rituals and practices



03 Religious festivals, cults, rituals and practices



Keywords
Adonis
Byblos
Period
2nd century CE
Roman Empire
Channel
Helleno-Roman philosophers and scholars


Text
pseudo-Lucian, De Dea Syria 8:
There is another marvel in the land of Byblos. A river from Mount Lebanon empties into the sea. Adonis is the name given to the river. Each year the river becomes blood red and, having changed its colour, flows into the sea and reddens a large part of it, giving a signal for lamentations to the inhabitants of Byblos. They tell the story that on these days Adonis is being wounded up on Mount Lebanon and his blood, as it goes into the water, alters the river and gives the stream its name.


Source (list of abbreviations) (source links will open in a new browser window)
pseudo-Lucian, De Dea Syria 8

Bibliography

Attridge and Oden 1976Attridge, H. W. and R. A. Oden. The Syrian Goddess (De Dea Syria), Attributed to Lucian. Graeco-Roman Religion 1. Missoula: Scholars Press for the Society of Biblical Literature 1976.

Amar Annus


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