Adonis
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AI health startup Adonis leased a 25,000-square-foot office at 3 World Trade Center during a time when it had only 25 employees.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
Until the 1990s, that is, when relentless tabloid coverage reinvented him as New York City’s Adonis.
From Salon • Feb. 12, 2026
The prestigious National Society of Film Critics named Jordan best actor for his portrayal of boxer Adonis Creed in “Creed,” Coogler’s expansion of the “Rocky” franchise.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2025
The erratic spring weather disrupted some wildlife species including the rare Adonis blue butterfly.
From BBC • Dec. 26, 2024
But down in the black underworld Adonis could not hear them, nor see the crimson flower that sprang up where each drop of his blood had stained the earth.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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Reading: Literature - Mythology - Middle School
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Ancient Greece: Mythology and Literature - Middle School
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Reading: Literature - Mythology - High School
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