Hyacinth (mythology)

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.

For other uses, see Hyacinthus (disambiguation).
For other uses, see Hyacinthus the Lacedaemonian.
Hyacinth
Divine hero of Sparta
Member of the Spartan Royal Family
Hyacinthus and the West Wind engaging in intercrural sex on a red-figure vase (5th century BCE)
Other namesHyacinthus, Hyakinthos, Amyclides
Major cult centreLacedaemon
AbodeSparta, Mount Olympus
Personal information
Parentsa Amyclas and Diomede
(b) Oebalus
(c) Clio and Pierus
Siblingsa Argalus, Cynortas, Laodamia (or Leanira), Harpalus, Hegesandre and ?Polyboea
(a) half-sister by Amyclas:
?Daphne
(c) Rhagus
Consortloved by Apollo, Zephyrus and Thamyris
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