Irene ElmerotDec 21
Happy solstice, everyone!
This flower, Hyacinthus orientalis, is suitable from a Nordic perspective, because we use it indoors this time of year, and then it can be replanted outdoors, to bloom again in the summer.
Photo by me, taken in June.
#solstice
#hyacinthus
#Bloomscrolling
SatoutMar 27, 2025
Enfin le printemps !
#printemps #narcissus #hyacinthus #fleurs
ThreeDollarBillMar 9, 2025
#Hyacinthus orientalis 'Aqua', Markglory CV, 2005. I forced this big pot in the fridge this year, and it did bloom pretty well. I should have anticipated the flop and made a cage for them or something. They smell wonderful.
#garden #gardening #flowers #horticulture #photography #bloomscrolling #botany
TronsawyerFeb 12, 2025
Nice second year #Hyacinthus and #lemon #plants #plantas #Pflanzen
Antinous the Gay GodJun 18, 2024
🪷In Sparta when the hyacinth wilts in June, Spartans observe the #Hyacinthia commemorating the death of #Hyacinthus by #Apollo's discus blown awry by jealous #Zepherus, a metaphor for tragic sudden death of #Antinous-like youths ... then and now. More: https://antinousstars.blogspot.com/2024/06/the-hyacinthia-festival-honors-antinous.html #Art: #BenjaminWest 🪷
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AT THE  height of summer, during the cycle of the June Solstice, the Ancient Spartans noticed that the hyacinth flower began to wilt in the ...

Antinous the Gay GodJun 18, 2024
🪷In Sparta when the hyacinth wilts in June, Spartans observe the #Hyacinthia commemorating the death of #Hyacinthus by #Apollo's discus blown awry by jealous #Zepherus, a metaphor for tragic sudden death of #Antinous-like youths ... then and now. More: https://antinousstars.blogspot.com/2024/06/the-hyacinthia-festival-honors-antinous.html 🪷
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AT THE  height of summer, during the cycle of the June Solstice, the Ancient Spartans noticed that the hyacinth flower began to wilt in the ...

Show threadErotic Mythology 💘Aug 14, 2023

In the 19th century, the popularity of Graeco-Roman myths was still going strong. This is a 19th century painting of #Apollon, catching his lover #Hyakinthos who has been hit fatally by the discus they played with. It can be seen lying on the ground. Apollon is identified by a quiver of arrows on his back.
The scene is tender and incredibly sad. I like to think Apollon and the Muses inspired it.

🎨 La mort d'Hyacinthe (The Death of #Hyacinthus), by Jean Broc, dated 1801

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#MythologyMonday

Antinous the Gay GodJun 22, 2023
🪷In Sparta when the hyacinth wilts in June, Spartans observe the #Hyacinthia commemorating the death of #Hyacinthus by #Apollo's discus blown awry by jealous #Zepherus, a metaphor for tragic sudden death of #Antinous-like youths ... then and now. More: https://antinousstars.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-hyacinthia-festival-honors-antinous.html 🪷
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AT THE  height of summer, during the cycle of the June Solstice, the Ancient Spartans noticed that the hyacinth flower began to wilt in the ...

Antinous the Gay GodJun 22, 2023
🪷In Sparta when the hyacinth wilts in June, Spartans observe the #Hyacinthia commemorating the death of #Hyacinthus by #Apollo's discus blown awry by jealous #Zepherus, a metaphor for tragic sudden death of #Antinous-like youths ... then and now. More: https://antinousstars.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-hyacinthia-festival-honors-antinous.html 🪷
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AT THE  height of summer, during the cycle of the June Solstice, the Ancient Spartans noticed that the hyacinth flower began to wilt in the ...

LparkerApr 22, 2023
The forgotten flowers of the lawn. #dandelion #hyacinthus #EvergreenViolet