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[2] [17] An alternative version of the myth holds Zephyrus responsible for the death of Hyacinthus. Jealous that Hyacinthus preferred the radiant Apollo, Zephyrus blew Apollo's quoit boisterously off course to kill Hyacinthus. [3] [18] [19] Apollo and Hyacinth (1603-1604) by Domenichino. Apollo's face turned pale as he held his dying lover in ...
The Death of Hyacinthos, sometimes referred to as The Death of Hyacinth, is an oil painting completed by Jean Broc in 1801. This is Broc's most famous work and is considered to be drawn from the Metamorphoses by Ovid. It is a depiction of the dead Hyacinthos cradled by his lover, the Greek god Apollo.
The Death of Hyacinthos, by Jean Broc. Musée Sainte-Croix, Poitiers. Jean Broc (1771–1850) was a French neoclassical painter. His most famous work, The Death of Hyacinthos, was completed and exhibited at the Salon in 1801. [1] Hyacinthus was a young male beauty and lover of the god Apollo.
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.
The Death of Hyacinthus, oil painting by Méry-Joseph Blondel. Hermes asks Apollo why he appears so despondent. Apollo replies that it’s due to his unfortunate love life and his mourning over the death of his lover, Hyacinthus, the son of Oebalus. Hermes inquires if Hyacinthus is indeed dead, to which Apollo confirms.
Hyacinthus: A beautiful boy loved by Apollo. One day as Apollo was throwing a discus and Hyacinthus ran to catch it, he was struck by the discus and died. Apollo made the hyacinth in his memory. X: 162–217, XIII: 396 [115] Hylonome: Female centaur. She was present at the battle against the Lapiths, where she lost her husband, the centaur ...
The first day was given over to mourning for the death of the hero: sacrifices were offered to the dead, banquets were stark and without pomp or decoration, and the sacrificial breads were very plain. [1] The second day was one of celebration for his rebirth. The young people played the cithara and the aulos, and sang of the glory of Apollo ...
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).