Get to know Hyacinthus better with 2 real example sentences, the meaning.
Hyacinthus in a sentence
Hyacinthus meaning
A Spartan youth loved and accidentally killed by Apollo. The flower hyacinth sprang from his blood.
Using Hyacinthus
- The main meaning on this page is: A Spartan youth loved and accidentally killed by Apollo. The flower hyacinth sprang from his blood.
Context around Hyacinthus
- Average sentence length in these examples: 34.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Hyacinthus
- In this selection, "hyacinthus" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 34.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, struck and blood stand out and add context to how "hyacinthus" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and struck hyacinthus in the and out of hyacinthus blood apollo. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "hyacinthus" sits close to words such as aabb, aabria and aacha, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with hyacinthus
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The pair was practicing throwing the discus when a discus thrown by Apollo was blown off course by the jealous Zephyrus and struck Hyacinthus in the head, killing him instantly. (30 words)
Apollo is said to be filled with grief: out of Hyacinthus' blood, Apollo created a flower named after him as a memorial to his death, and his tears stained the flower petals with the interjection αἰαῖ main, meaning alas. (39 words)
Apollo is said to be filled with grief: out of Hyacinthus' blood, Apollo created a flower named after him as a memorial to his death, and his tears stained the flower petals with the interjection αἰαῖ main, meaning alas. (39 words)
The pair was practicing throwing the discus when a discus thrown by Apollo was blown off course by the jealous Zephyrus and struck Hyacinthus in the head, killing him instantly. (30 words)
Example sentences (2)
Apollo is said to be filled with grief: out of Hyacinthus' blood, Apollo created a flower named after him as a memorial to his death, and his tears stained the flower petals with the interjection αἰαῖ main, meaning alas.
The pair was practicing throwing the discus when a discus thrown by Apollo was blown off course by the jealous Zephyrus and struck Hyacinthus in the head, killing him instantly.