The heat of July
One of the sexiest men in Greek mythology is the ever fined Adonis. He is an annually-renewed, ever-youthful vegetation god, a life-death-rebirth deity whose nature is tied to the calendar. His name is often applied in modern times to handsome youths, of whom he is the archetype. Adonis is son of Princess Myrrha and her father King Cinyras of Cyprus (Other myths state King Theias of Assyria as her father). When Myrrha’s mother bragged that her daughter was more beautiful than Aphrodite, warning NEVER compare yourselves or your relatives with the gods you are asking for trouble. The Goddess curse Myrrha to lust for her father. Her father King Cinyras resisted his daughter’s advances but was trick one night when she disguised herself as a concubine, got him and raped him. When Cinyras learned that his daughter was pregnant with his child all hell broke loose! He chased her with a sword to kill her. As she fled, Myrrha prayed to the gods for help. Aphrodite, feel sorry f...