· Hyacinthus was a beautiful Spartan prince who was loved by the god Apollo. When Apollo accidentally killed his young lover with an errant discus throw, he turned his blood into the … For virtue, of their Hyacinth asham’d; But still with pompous woe, and solemn state, The Hyacinthian feasts they yearly celebrate. The Transformations of the Cerastae and Propoetides Enquire of … Rivall’d the hyacinth in vernal bloom. The sovereign seat then Jove born Helen press’d, And pleasing thus her sceptred lord address’d: “Who grace our palace now, that friendly pair, Speak they their … · Ariadne, daughter of Minos, was the Cretan princess who helped Theseus defeat the Minotaur. Abandoned by Theseus on the island of Naxos, she later married the god Dionysus. · Ajax the Greater was a Greek hero who hailed from the island of Salamis. Renowned for his great size and strength, he was one of the most formidable of the Greeks who fought at Troy, … · Apollo was one of the Twelve Olympians and the Greek god of prophecy, healing, art, and culture. He embodied the Greek ideal of masculine beauty. · Helen of Troy, “the face that launched a thousand ships,” was a daughter of Zeus and Leda who was famous for her extraordinary beauty. When Helen left her Greek husband for a … · Daphne was a virginal nymph, the daughter of a Greek river god. In her most famous myth, she was desired by the Olympian god Apollo and was only able to escape his advances by … · Hermaphroditus was a deity who was half-male and half-female. Originally a male child of Hermes and Aphrodite, Hermaphroditus was loved by the nymph Salmacis, who prayed that she … · Apollo was the Roman god who inspired prophecy, poetry, music, and medicine. Incorporated directly from the Greeks after a plague devastated Rome, he was both the bringer of …
