Hyacinthus

[ hahy-uh-sin-thuhs ]

noun

, Classical Mythology.

1. a youth loved but accidentally killed by Apollo: from the youth's blood sprang the hyacinth.

Hyacinthus

/ ˌhaɪəˈsɪnθəs /

noun

1. 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

Example Sentences

Hyacinthus candicans, white; four feet; last three weeks of August.

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In 1596 the Hyacinth (Hyacinthus orientalis) was introduced from the Levant.

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Here he had the misfortune accidentally to kill Hyacinthus, a boy to whom he was much attached.

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One day he came down to earth to enjoy the society of a youth of mortal birth, named Hyacinthus.

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Mozart, for instance, took a melodious duet from his opera of "Hyacinthus," for the Andante of a symphony (p. 94).

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