In Greek mythology, Sinis the Pine-Bender was a bandit killed by Theseus on his way to Athens. Sinis would bend two pine trees to the ground, tie his victim to the trees, and then let them go, which would tear the victim apart. Theseus killed Sinis by doing the same thing to him.

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In Greek mythology, Hyacinth was a human prince and lover of the god Apollo. Zephyrus (the west wind) was jealous that Hyacinth chose Apollo over him, and so caused a discus to hit the prince, killing him. Apollo created the hyacinth flower from Hyacinth's blood.
🎨 Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

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Janus was the most prominent Roman god who wasn't linked to a Greek god. He was the two-faced god of beginnings and endings, duality, and transition. Thus, he was a god of both war and peace, birth and death, and journeys in general. The month of January is named after him.

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The most common auguries in ancient Rome were predicting the future through birds. Oscines (ravens, crows, owls, hens) gave auspices via their singing while alites (eagles, vultures) gave auspices via their flying. The black woodpecker was both an oscine and an alite.
🎨 Jacques Grasset de Saint Sauveur

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