Hyacinthus

[ hahy-uh-sin-thuhs ]

/ ˌhaɪ əˈsɪn θəs /

noun Classical Mythology.

a youth loved but accidentally killed by Apollo: from the youth's blood sprang the hyacinth.

Words nearby Hyacinthus

Hy, hyacinth, hyacinth bean, hyacinthin, hyacinthine, Hyacinthus, Hyades, hyaena, hyal-, hyalin, hyaline

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Example sentences from the Web for Hyacinthus

She died quite suddenly of pneumonia when still a comparatively young woman and when Hyacinthus was a boy.
Quaint Courtships|Various
Hyacinthus (Hyacin′thus) was a boy greatly loved by Apollo; but he was accidentally slain by him with a quoit.
1000 Mythological Characters Briefly Described|Edward S. Ellis
He died on the festival of Protus and Hyacinthus, having held the see with much honour ten years, all but fifteen weeks.
Yorkshire Battles|Edward Lamplough
The legend is to the effect that Hyacinthus, a beautiful youth beloved by the god, was accidentally killed by him with a discus.
Birds and All Nature, Vol. V, No. 4, April 1899|Various

She and the man sat there quite still, when Hyacinthus came stepping over the hedge.
Quaint Courtships|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Hyacinthus

Hyacinthus

/ (ˌhaɪəˈsɪnθəs) /

noun

Greek myth a youth beloved of Apollo and inadvertently killed by him. At the spot where the youth died, Apollo caused a flower to grow

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单词	hyacinthus
释义	Hyacinthus [ hahy-uh-sin-thuhs ] / ˌhaɪ əˈsɪn θəs / noun Classical Mythology. a youth loved but accidentally killed by Apollo: from the youth's blood sprang the hyacinth. Words nearby Hyacinthus Hy, hyacinth, hyacinth bean, hyacinthin, hyacinthine, Hyacinthus, Hyades, hyaena, hyal-, hyalin, hyaline Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Hyacinthus She died quite suddenly of pneumonia when still a comparatively young woman and when Hyacinthus was a boy. Quaint Courtships\|Various Hyacinthus (Hyacin′thus) was a boy greatly loved by Apollo; but he was accidentally slain by him with a quoit. 1000 Mythological Characters Briefly Described\|Edward S. Ellis He died on the festival of Protus and Hyacinthus, having held the see with much honour ten years, all but fifteen weeks. Yorkshire Battles\|Edward Lamplough The legend is to the effect that Hyacinthus, a beautiful youth beloved by the god, was accidentally killed by him with a discus. Birds and All Nature, Vol. V, No. 4, April 1899\|Various She and the man sat there quite still, when Hyacinthus came stepping over the hedge. Quaint Courtships\|Various British Dictionary definitions for Hyacinthus Hyacinthus / (ˌhaɪəˈsɪnθəs) / noun Greek myth a youth beloved of Apollo and inadvertently killed by him. At the spot where the youth died, Apollo caused a flower to grow Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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