| The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. 2002. |
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| Adonis |
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| In classical mythology, an extremely beautiful boy who was loved by Aphrodite, the goddess of love. | 1 |
| By extension, an Adonis is any handsome young man. | 2 |
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| | | The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. Edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr., Joseph F. Kett, and James Trefil. Copyright © 2002 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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