| 词汇 | hyacinth |
| 词源 | hyacinth. According to Greek legend, Hyancinthus was a handsome Spartan youth beloved by both the gods Apollo and Zephyrus, the West Wind. Jealous Zephyrus caused Apollo to kill Hyacinthus by making a heavy disc he had thrown while playing quoits go astray and strike the boy on the head. Al- though grief-stricken Apollo could not restore the youth’s life, he made a beautiful new flower spring from the red earth and named it the hyacinth. |
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