🪷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 ...
🪷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 🪷
<font face="times new roman" size="+2" color="#FFFFFF"><center><B>THE HYACINTHIA FESTIVAL HONORS <br>ANTINOUS AS APOLLO-HYACINTHUS</B></center></font>
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 ...
🪷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 🪷
<font face="times new roman" size="+2" color="#FFFFFF"><center><B>THE HYACINTHIA FESTIVAL HONORS <br>ANTINOUS AS APOLLO-HYACINTHUS</B></center></font>
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 ...
🪷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 God
