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In Greek mythology, Hyacinthus was a Spartan prince of remarkable beauty and a lover of the sun god Apollo. [13] He was also admired by Zephyrus, the god of the West wind, Boreas, the god of the North wind and a mortal man named Thamyris. Hyacinthus chose Apollo over the others.
Apollo et Hyacinthus, K. 38, is an opera in three acts written in 1767 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, who was 11 years old at the time. It is Mozart's first true opera (when one considers that Die Schuldigkeit des ersten Gebots is simply a sacred drama).
The myth of Cyparissus, like that of Hyacinthus, has often been interpreted as reflecting the social custom of pederasty in ancient Greece, with the boy the beloved of Apollo. Pederastic myth represents the process of initiation into adult male life, [3] with a "death" and transfiguration for the eromenos.
Hyacinthus ("hyacinth") Larkspur: Apollo: Hyacinthus was a young Spartan prince and a lover of the god. One day, as they were playing a game of discus, Apollo accidentally struck Hyacinthus in the head, killing him. Apollo, distraught, turned the dying prince into a flower bearing his name.
The major Roman gods in general play significant roles in all of the stories, but only their attributes are listed under their own name—their specific roles are summarized under the individual involved characters' names (e.g. Apollo's role in the myth of Hyacinthus is listed under Hyacinthus).
In the myths, Apollo is the son of Zeus, the king of the gods, and Leto, his previous wife [138] or one of his mistresses. Apollo often appears in the myths, plays and hymns either directly or indirectly through his oracles. As Zeus' favorite son, he had direct access to the mind of Zeus and was willing to reveal this knowledge to humans.
The Chalice of the Gods (2023) Rick Riordan said he'd keep the Percy Jackson books series at five, but good ideas can never stay dormant for too long these days. So, this fall, got our first new ...
In his most notable myth, Zephyrus fell in love with a beautiful Spartan prince named Hyacinthus, who nevertheless rejected him [36] and became the lover of another god, Apollo. [37] One day when the prince and Apollo were playing at discus-throwing , Zephyrus deflected the course of Apollo's discus, redirecting it right onto Hyacinthus's head ...