Adonis (disambiguation)
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Adonis
is a hero in Greek mythology.
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Adonis
Adonis , in Greek mythology, the god of beauty and desire, is a figure with Northwest Semitic antecedents, where he is a central figure in various mystery religions. The Greek , Adōnis is a variation of the Semitic word Adonai, "lord", which is also one of the names used to refer to God in the Old...
is a hero in Greek mythology.
Adonis may also refer to:
People:
- Adonis (poet), modern Syrian poet, also known as Ali Ahmed Said and Adunis
- Adonis (artist)Adonis (artist)Adonis is a Chicago acid house pioneer who made his name with the classic 1986 tracks 'No Way Back' and 'We're Rockin Down The House'.Adonis recorded many innovative and influential dance tracks. Born and raised on the West Side of Chicago, Adonis was introduced to music at a young age...
, house music pioneer - Andrew Adonis, Baron AdonisAndrew Adonis, Baron AdonisAndrew Adonis, Baron Adonis is a British academic, journalist, Labour Party politician and Life Peer, who was Secretary of State for Transport between 2009-2010....
, a British politician - Adrian AdonisAdrian AdonisKeith A. Franke was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, "Adorable" Adrian Adonis.-Career:Franke trained under Fred Atkins and debuted in 1974, wrestling under his own name...
, the stage name of professional wrestler Keith Franke
Fictional characters:
- Adonis (comics)Adonis (comics)Adonis is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe and adversary of Captain America.-Publication history:Adonis appeared in Captain America #243-244 , and was created by Roger McKenzie and Rich Buckler....
, a Marvel Comics character - A fictional character from the fantasy series DyosaDyosaDyosa is a fantasy series that is aired in Philippines by broadcaster ABS-CBN and starred by Anne Curtis, Sam Milby, Zanjoe Marudo and Luis Manzano and was directed by Wenn Deramas.-Synopsis:...
- A minor character in the Teen Titans animated series
Other uses:
- In gay slang, an attractive young man
- Adonis (plant)Adonis (plant)Adonis is a genus of about 20-30 species of flowering plants of the family Ranunculaceae, native to Europe and Asia.The species grow to 10-40 cm in height, with feathery, finely divided leaves...
, a genus in the plant family RanunculaceaeRanunculaceaeRanunculaceae are a family of about 1700 species of flowering plants in about 60 genera, distributed worldwide.... - Adonis (musical)Adonis (musical)Adonis ' is an 1884 burlesque musical produced by Edward E. Rice who also composed the music along with John Eller. The book was written by William Gill. The musical had a run of 603 shows during its original Broadway run, making it the longest-running show on Broadway during that period. It was...
, an 1884 burlesque musical - 2101 Adonis2101 Adonis2101 Adonis was one of the first near-Earth asteroids to be discovered. It was discovered by Eugene Delporte in 1936 and named after Adonis, the beautiful youth with whom the goddess Venus fell in love...
, an asteroid - KL-7KL-7The TSEC/KL-7, code named ADONIS and POLLUX, was an off-line non-reciprocal rotor encryption machine. The KL-7 had eight rotors to encrypt the text, seven of which moved in a complex pattern, controlled by notched rings. The non-moving rotor was in fourth from the left of the stack. The encrypted...
, a cipher machine codenamed ADONIS - Nahr Ibrahim, a river in Lebanon formerly called the Adonis River