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Adonis ignored her advice and was killed while hunting by a wild boar, that was actually God Ares. When Adonis died, Aphrodite heard his cries and hastened to his side in her swan-drawn chariot. She cursed the Fates and Ares that had ordained his death.
There is a very striking historical context: in June 1592, plays were temporarily stopped in London by the Tudor authorities due to an outbreak of the plague. William Shakespeare, man of the stage, suddenly had time on his hands. During the closure of the theatres he tried something new â he wrote Venus and Adonis.