charlesmmacaulay:

_{mythology meme:  [5/5] pairings}

_{↳ apollo & hyacinthus}

_{Hyacinthus was a young man and a lover of the god Apollo, but he was also favoured by the West Wind, Zephyrus. One day, while Apollo and Hyacinthus were throwing a discus around, the youth was hit and killed. Zephyrus was blamed for his death, as the West Wind was jealous because Hyacinthus seemed to like Apollo better. After Hyacinthus’s death, Apollo turned his spilled blood into a flower to stop his soul from descending into Hades.}