Hyacinthus
a youth loved but accidentally killed by Apollo: from the youth's blood sprang the hyacinth.
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How to use Hyacinthus in a sentence
Hyacinthus candicans, white; four feet; last three weeks of August.
A Woman's Hardy Garden | Helena Rutherfurd ElyIn 1596 the Hyacinth (Hyacinthus orientalis) was introduced from the Levant.
The Romance of Plant Life | G. F. Scott ElliotHere he had the misfortune accidentally to kill Hyacinthus, a boy to whom he was much attached.
The Student's Mythology | Catherine Ann WhiteOne day he came down to earth to enjoy the society of a youth of mortal birth, named Hyacinthus.
Myths of Greece and Rome | H. A. GuerberMozart, for instance, took a melodious duet from his opera of "Hyacinthus," for the Andante of a symphony (p. 94).
Life Of Mozart, Vol. 1 (of 3) | Otto Jahn
British Dictionary definitions for Hyacinthus
/ (ˌhaɪəˈsɪnθəs) /
Greek myth a youth beloved of Apollo and inadvertently killed by him. At the spot where the youth died, Apollo caused a flower to grow
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