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Hyacinth — a small genus of bulbous, fragrant flowering plants in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloideae. This Greek myth is the same as the crocus myth, only the characters differ. Jean Broc, The Death of Hyacinthos One afternoon, the opportunity arose when Apollo and Hyacinth were throwing a discus around.
Showing off to his lover, Hyacinth ran to catch the discus, Zephyrus saw his chance and blew the discus off course causing it to strike Hyacinth on the head, felling him instantly. As Apollo wept over Hyacinth, his tears, which dropped on the ground, turned into the beautifully scented flowers, the hyacinths. Iris — the largest genus of the family Iridaceae with up to species. The iris means eye of heaven, and is named after the Greek goddess of the Rainbow, fertility, Colours, the Sea, Heraldry, the Sky, truth, and oaths, who was said to carry messages between Earth and the god Zeus, and goddess Hera.
Iris, was thought to use the rainbow as a bridge between heaven and earth, some say the ancient Greeks believed the rainbow was the many coloured robe of Iris whilst others believed the multi-coloured iris flowers were part of her robe or the flowing veil from her dress. The most common colours for the iris are purple or blue, although they are found in yellow, pink and red, the ancient Greeks planted purple iris flowers on the graves of women, believing they would entice the Goddess Iris to lead their loved ones in their journey to heaven.
Lily — Lilium a genus of herbaceous flowering plants growing from bulbs. The lily was dedicated to the goddess Hera, the goddess of women, marriage, family, and childbirth, and the wife of Zeus, god of the sky, lightning and the thunder in Ancient Greece, ruler of all the gods on Mount Olympus.
Zeus, not the best of husbands, was having a thing with Alceme, a mere mortal, the end result being, he fathered the the Ancient Greek hero Hercules. There was only one thing for it, Zeus drugged Hera, waited for her to fall into deep slumber, and placed Hercules at her breast.
Hera, though, awoke with a start and flung the poor baby from her, the milk, gushing from her breast, sprayed across the heavens, forming the Milky Way, the few drops which fell to Earth, sprang up as lily flowers. The lily symbolizes purity and beauty and depending on the colour or type, the lily sends different messages, white is for modesty and virginity, orange is for passion and yellow for joy. Herodotus, the fifth century BC Greek historian, was convinced that the lotus-eaters were not a myth but reality and existed in his day, on an island off the coast of Libya.
Odysseus, once they had dropped anchor, at this mysterious island, sent some of his men to look for supplies, and to check out the locals. Odysseus removing his men from the company of the lotus-eaters. Unknown 18th century French engraving. The locals, being of a generous and laid back nature, at once, on meeting these strangers, offered them lotus flowers, which the sailors happily accepted, ten minutes later, they had not a care in the world.
Once aboard ship, the men began to regain their senses, remembered the friendly island people, and wanted to head back, Odysseus, who by now, had had enough of these goings on, tied up his men and set sail immediately, never to return. Narcissus — a genus of predominantly spring perennial plants of the amaryllis family, Amaryllidaceae. The Greek myth about the narcissus flower is a cautionary tale about the imperfections of humans.
Narcissus had the looks to make any Greek god jealous, and, in his neighborhood, was considered quite the catch, all the village girls dreamed of being the one to take his fancy. Narcissus, though, had no time for girls; he was too taken up with himself and scorned the advances of all, including the poor nymph, Echo who could talk the hind legs off a donkey , who was head over heels in love with him.
Echo tried her best to gain the attention of Narcissus, to no avail, at her wits end, seeing him alone in the woods one day, Echo drew up her courage and threw her arms around him. I would rather die than you should have me!
Mortified with shame, Echo ran to hide in the woods and from that time on, lived in a cave, her body wasting away from sadness; her bones changed into rocks, there was nothing left but her voice, with which she repeated anything she heard called out by passersby, she had become her namesake, Echo. Narcissus and Echo John William Waterhouse Totally absorbed in his reflection in the water, Narcissus lost his footing and tumbled into the pond, where he drowned. In the spot where Narcissus had sat gazing at himself in the water, there appeared a flower, the narcissus, a flower symbolizing selfishness and cold-heartedness.
Today psychologists use the term narcissist to describe someone who thinks only of themselves. Orchid — The Orchidaceae are a diverse and widespread family of flowering plants.
Orchis, a demi-god, was the son of a nymph and a satyr, who, during the wild and crazy Dionysian celebrations, high on goodness knows what, committed the unspeakable act of attempting to rape a priestess.
Statue of Theophrastus, Palermo Botanical Garden. Theophrastus, the most famed botanist of ancient Greece century B. He accredited the name to the rounded two tubers, which looked similar to human testes, which gave to the accepted belief that orchids were an aphrodisiac, and caused Greek women to use the Orchid roots in order to determine the sex of their babies; If the father ate large, new tubers, the child would be male; if the mother ate small tubers, the child would be female.
Peony — or paeony is a flowering plant in the genus Paeonia, the only genus in the family Paeoniaceae. The peony is named after Paeon also spelled Paean , a student of Asclepius and the Greek god of medicine and healing. In one of them Hyacinthus lies on the ground with his legs together and flexed in a manner close to the final painting.
In the two drawings, however, Apollo tends the wounded youth. The first composition in that series is located in the enchanted garden in which we see Rinaldo and Armida. The macaw, the piece of entablature on which it perches, the statue of Pan, the cypress trees in the background and the arch leading to the tennis court are all to be found in that composition. While it was in the possession of his heirs, the princes of Schaumburg-Lippe, it was first included in an exhibition held in Berlin on 17 th - and 18 th -century Italian painting.
The canvas belonged to the family until when it entered the Rohoncz collection, as the Thyssen-Bornemisza collection was formerly known. Mar Borobia. For commercial uses including publications and advertising, requests must be addressed to the Museum Photo Archive archivo. Visit Collection Exhibitions Activities Education. In The Hidden Oracle , Hyacinthus was described by Apollo to be "the most handsome of men" , with skin that is either bronze or copper-hued, curly dark hair, eyes as purple as senatorial robes, and a kind brilliant smile.
However, in Apollo's dream, he had an ugly dent above his left ear where the discus had struck him. Though it was never specifically stated or confirmed, it was highly likely that, as the son of Clio, the Muse of History, Hyacinthus possessed powers associated with history, memories, and time, though to a lesser extent compared to his mother.
Possible examples of such powers were:. Because Pierus of Magnesia was the king of Magnesia, Hyacinthus was a noble himself. Pierus loved Hyacinthus and took care of him very well. When Hyacinthus was a teenager, Pierus taught Hyacinthus both martial arts and archery. Because Clio is the Muse of history, Hyacinthus was very fond of history. Clio loved Hyacinthus dearly.
When Hyacinthus was a teenager, Clio was the parent who taught Hyacinthus history to make sure he didn't make the same mistakes as his ancestors. Since his mother, Clio is the Muse of History, Hyacinthus likely knew them. Additionally, Hyacinthus probably does respect the Muses to some extent, since they are his aunts. Riordan Wiki Explore. Apollo Meg McCaffrey Peaches. Twitter Facebook Tumblr.
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