July 19
Adonia
July 19th celebrated the Adonia, in honor of Adonis, whose name means “my lord.” Around 1000 B.C., Adonis replaced the earlier Greek vegetation Gods and was then espoused to the beautiful Aphrodite. It was on this day in ancient times that their marriage was celebrated with great jubilation and revelry.
Adonis was born from a tree into which his mother had been transformed. He was put into a box and given to Persephone, the Goddess of the Underworld, who agreed not to open the box. But she did open the box, and then would not let Adonis return to the earth. A conflict ensued and Zeus finally stepped in to rectify the situation by proclaiming that Adonis would spend half of the year in the Underworld and the Other half on the earthly plane.
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