Hyacinthus
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Hyacinthus is a beautiful Spartan youth from Greek mythology whose tragic death and transformation into a flower are closely associated with the god Apollo.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
figure in Greek mythology
ⓘ
mythological youth ⓘ |
| appearsIn | works of later Greek and Roman authors ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Apollo
ⓘ
Greek mythology ⓘ Aeolus ⓘ
surface form:
Zephyrus
|
| causeOfDeath | blow from a discus ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | annual festival Hyacinthia ⓘ |
| cultCenter | Sparta ⓘ |
| deathCircumstances |
sometimes said to be killed by Zephyrus out of jealousy
ⓘ
struck by a discus thrown by Apollo ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Spartan ⓘ |
| festival | Hyacinthia ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| honoredBy | Spartans ⓘ |
| knownFor |
beauty
ⓘ
metamorphosis into a flower ⓘ tragic death ⓘ |
| languageOfMyth | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| lovedBy |
Apollo
ⓘ
Aeolus ⓘ
surface form:
Zephyrus
|
| mythologicalTheme |
death and rebirth
ⓘ
divine love ⓘ jealousy ⓘ male beauty ⓘ origin of flowers ⓘ |
| origin | Sparta ⓘ |
| regionOfMyth | Laconia ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
renewal through nature
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tragic love ⓘ youthful beauty ⓘ |
| transformedInto | hyacinth ⓘ |