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Hyacinthus

(hī′ə sin′t̸həs)

noun

Gr. Myth. a youth loved and accidentally slain by Apollo, who causes to grow from his blood a flower bearing the letters AI AI (a Greek cry of sorrow)

Origin: L < Gr Hyakinthos, lit., hyacinth

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noun
Greek Mythology

A beautiful youth, loved but accidentally killed by Apollo, from whose blood Apollo caused the hyacinth to grow.

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