Lucian of Samosata relates how the people of Byblos practiced special rituals dedicated to this man, as he supposedly died nearby at the village of Afqa. This man was born when his mother had sex with her father Cinyras, after which this man’s mother was turned into a tree. As this man died, anemones sprouted from blood. This son of Myrrha spent part of his time as the lover of Persephone and part of his time as the lover of Aphrodite before he was killed by a wild boar. For 10 points, name this handsome youth from Greek myth.
Lucian of Samosata relates how the people of Byblos practiced special rituals dedicated to this man, as he supposedly died nearby at the village of Afqa. This man was born when his mother had sex with her father Cinyras, after which this man’s mother was turned into a tree. As this man died, anemones sprouted from blood. This son of Myrrha spent part of his time as the lover of Persephone and part of his time as the lover of Aphrodite before he was killed by a wild boar. For 10 points, name this handsome youth from Greek myth.
Lucian of Samosata relates how the people of Byblos practiced special rituals dedicated to this man, as he supposedly died nearby at the village of Afqa.