Hyacinth (mythology)
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Hyacinth or Hyacinthus is a deified hero and a lover of Apollo in Greek mythology. His cult at Amyclae southwest of Sparta dates from the Mycenaean era. The hero is mythically linked to local cults and identified with Apollo. In the Classical period, a temenos, or sanctuary, grew up around what was alleged to be his burial mound, which was located at the feet of a statue of Apollo.
The Death of Hyacinthos (1801), by Jean Broc. The discus that killed Hyacinthos can be seen at his feet. Musée Sainte-Croix, Poitiers, France.
Hyacinthus and the West Wind engaging in intercrural sex on a red-figure vase (5th century BCE)
Apollo and Hyacinth (1603-1604) by Domenichino
Apollo, Hyacinth and Cyparissus singing and playing by Alexander Ivanov, 1831–1834
Clio
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In Greek mythology, Clio, also spelled Kleio, is the muse of history, or in a few mythological accounts, the muse of lyre-playing.
Clio on an antique fresco from Pompeii
Print of Clio, made in the 16th–17th century. Preserved at the Ghent University Library.
Statue of Clio by Albert Wolff in Berlin
Clio, Muse of History by Johannes Moreelse