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Hyacinthus

[ hahy-uh-sin-thuhs ]
/ ˌhaɪ əˈsɪn θəs /
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noun Classical Mythology.
a youth loved but accidentally killed by Apollo: from the youth's blood sprang the hyacinth.
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Hyacinthus
/ (ˌhaɪəˈsɪnθəs) /

noun
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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