Hyacinth (mythology)
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For other uses, see Hyacinthus (disambiguation).
For other uses, see Hyacinthus the Lacedaemonian.
Hyacinth /ˈhaɪəsɪnθ/ or Hyacinthus (Ancient Greek: Ὑάκινθος, Huákinthos, /hy.á.kin.tʰos, iˈa.cin.θos/) is a deified hero and a lover of Apollo in Greek mythology. His cult at Amyclae southwest of Sparta dates from the Mycenaean era. The hero is mythically linked to local cults and identified with Apollo. In the Classical period, a temenos, or sanctuary, grew up around what was alleged to be his burial mound, which was located at the feet of a statue of Apollo.[1]
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Hyacinth | |
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Divine hero of Sparta | |
Member of the Spartan Royal Family | |
Other names | Hyacinthus, Hyakinthos, Amyclides |
Major cult centre | Lacedaemon |
Abode | Sparta, Mount Olympus |
Personal information | |
Parents | a Amyclas and Diomede (b) Oebalus (c) Clio and Pierus |
Siblings | a Argalus, Cynortas, Laodamia (or Leanira), Harpalus, Hegesandre and ?Polyboea (a) half-sister by Amyclas: ?Daphne (c) Rhagus |
Consort | loved by Apollo, Zephyrus and Thamyris |
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