--- title: "House of the Wounded Adonis VI.7.18 - Pompeii Online" description: "The House of the Wounded Adonis VI.7.18 takes its name from the large garden painting of the dying Adonis with Aphrodite." url: "https://www.pompeionline.net/en/buildings-and-places/regio-vi/house-of-the-wounded-adonis-vi-7-18" date: "2026-09-16T12:44:28+00:00" language: "en-GB" --- # House of the Wounded Adonis VI.7.18 The **House of the Wounded Adonis** takes its name from the large mythological painting on the garden wall, one of the most evocative images in Pompeian domestic decoration. The house’s original layout dates to the middle of the **2nd century BC**, and at one stage in its history it was connected with the neighbouring property. It was renovated again during the city’s final years, when many walls received new decoration. The large garden painting depicts the dying Adonis with Aphrodite. According to the myth, the young man beloved by the goddess was mortally wounded by a wild boar while hunting. Another room opening onto the garden preserves traces of a painting known as the Toilet of Hermaphroditus. The two images formed part of a decorative scheme centred on themes of love, beauty and desire. 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