Hyacinthus (In Greek legend

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• Hyacinthus — /huy euh sin theuhs/, n. Class. Myth. a youth loved but accidentally killed by Apollo: from the youth s blood sprang the hyacinth. * * * In Greek mythology, a young man of great beauty who attracted the love of Apollo. The god killed him… …   Universalium

• Hyacinthus — /haɪəˈsɪnθəs/ (say huyuh sinthuhs) noun Greek Legend a beautiful youth (loved by Apollo but killed out of jealousy by Zephyrus) from whose blood sprang a flower marked with the letters of an exclamation of grief, AI AI …  

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• hyacinth — [16] Greek huákinthos denoted a plant with deep red flowers which according to legend sprang from the blood of Hyacinthus, a beautiful youth whom Apollo loved but accidentally killed. It probably came from some pre Hellenic Mediterranean language …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• hyacinth — [16] Greek huákinthos denoted a plant with deep red flowers which according to legend sprang from the blood of Hyacinthus, a beautiful youth whom Apollo loved but accidentally killed. It probably came from some pre Hellenic Mediterranean language …   Word origins

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