Hyacinthus

[ hahy-uh-sin-thuh s ]

/ ˌhaɪ əˈsɪn θəs /

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

Example sentences from the Web for hyacinthus

She died quite suddenly of pneumonia when still a comparatively young woman and when Hyacinthus was a boy.

Quaint Courtships |Various
Hyacinthus (Hyacin′thus) was a boy greatly loved by Apollo; but he was accidentally slain by him with a quoit.

1000 Mythological Characters Briefly Described |Edward S. Ellis
He died on the festival of Protus and Hyacinthus, having held the see with much honour ten years, all but fifteen weeks.

Yorkshire Battles |Edward Lamplough
The legend is to the effect that Hyacinthus, a beautiful youth beloved by the god, was accidentally killed by him with a discus.

Birds and All Nature, Vol. V, No. 4, April 1899 |Various

She and the man sat there quite still, when Hyacinthus came stepping over the hedge.

Quaint Courtships |Various

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