Adonis – Mythopedia Adonis was a young man so handsome that he earned the affections of Aphrodite, the goddess of love herself His myth ended tragically when he was slain by a boar while hunting
Achelous – Mythopedia Achelous was the name of both the largest river in Greece—flowing from the Pindus Mountains to the Ionian Sea—and the god of that river A child of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys, Achelous was an ancient and powerful god He fought Heracles for the hand of the princess Deianira, but was ultimately defeated
Helen of Troy – Mythopedia Helen of Troy, “the face that launched a thousand ships,” was a daughter of Zeus and Leda who was famous for her extraordinary beauty When Helen left her Greek husband for a handsome Trojan prince, the Greeks started the Trojan War to get her back
Apollo (Roman) – Mythopedia Apollo was the Roman god who inspired prophecy, poetry, music, and medicine Incorporated directly from the Greeks after a plague devastated Rome, he was both the bringer of and guardian against pestilence
Artemis – Mythopedia Artemis, one of the Twelve Olympians, was the Greek goddess of the hunt, nature, and wild animals A virgin goddess, she fiercely defended her chastity
John Ericson - Playgirl Register - AdonisMale also known as Joseph Meibes Playgirl Magazine: PG January 1974 – Man of the Month (Photography by Patricia Dallas) PG Special Edition (1974): The Best of Playgirl Profile: Born 23 September 1926, Düsseldorf, North Rhine - Westphalia, Germany Height 6' 2" Studied at the American Academy of Dramat
Persephone – Mythopedia Persephone was the daughter of Zeus and Demeter, the wife of Hades, and the queen of the Underworld Her most important myth tells of how Hades abducted her, then tricked her into eating something in the Underworld so that she could never leave Not even her mother, Demeter, could bring her home
Aphrodite – Mythopedia Eventually, Adonis was murdered by a boar Different sources assign the responsibility for Adonis’ death to the jealous Ares, [31] the vengeful Artemis, [32] or even Apollo’s son Erymanthus [33] Fragment of a plaster relief with Aphrodite (left) and the young, handsome Adonis (3rd 2nd century BCE) Museum of Fine Arts Public Domain
Apollo – Mythopedia Apollo was one of the Twelve Olympians and the Greek god of prophecy, healing, art, and culture He embodied the Greek ideal of masculine beauty