Rhodanthe (mythology)
'rose flower') is the name of a supposed Corinthian queen in Greek mythology who attracted a great number of suitors due to her beauty.They were about to overturn the cult image of Artemis when the god Apollo intervened, and angered about the offence directed at his twin sister, metamorphosed all four involved.[16] Rhodanthe's story is similarly absent in the Lexicon Iconographicum Mythologiae Classicae,[17] a work that has been praised for its breadth and quality,[18][19] The actual origin of the tale is French; the story was coined by Father René Rapin, a Jesuit and writer who lived in the seventeenth century.[8] The tale has been described as "pleasing" and "ingenious," but is nonetheless not sourced in actual ancient Greek or Roman beliefs.[20] Following the gruesome death of her beloved Adonis, it is said that she accidentally pricked herself on a white rose, which was then stained red by her blood.
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