Adonis

Beautiful mortal beloved by Aphrodite and contested with Persephone. Slain by a boar, reborn seasonally. Greek form of Dumuzi/Tammuz — the same shepherd-lover-dead-renewed archetype, imported via Cyprus and Phoenicia.

Aphrodite, Adonis and Cupid — Pompeian fresco
Aphrodite, Adonis and Cupid — Pompeian frescoWikimedia Commons