"Emotion" series of flower arrangements: Hyacinth

Hyacinth: Constancy

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"In my heart you will live forever, beautiful

Hyacinthus. May your memory live always among

men as well." -- Apollo to Hyacinthus.

Hyacinths represent constancy or constant love, based
on the famous Greek mythology.

(from Wikipedia)

Hyacinthus was a divine hero, the son of Clio and
Pierus, King of Macedonia. He is the tutelary deity of one
of the principal Spartan festivals, the Hyacinthia, held
every summer.

In the myth, Hyacinth was a beautiful youth beloved by the
god Apollo. According to myth, the two competed at
discus. They took turns throwing it, until Apollo, to
impress his beloved, threw it with all his might. Hyacinth
ran to catch it, to impress Apollo in turn, and was struck
by the discus as it fell to the ground and he died.

Another myth adds that the wind god Zephyrus was
actually responsible for the death of Hyacinth. The lad's
beauty caused a feud between Zephyrus and Apollo,
which was aggravated by the fact that Hyacinth preferred
the radiant archery god Apollo. In jealousy, Zephyrus
blew Apollo's discus off course, so as to injure and kill
Hyacinth.

When he died, Apollo did not allow Hades to claim the
boy; rather, he made a flower, the hyacinth, from his
spilled blood. According to Ovid's account, the tears of
Apollo stained the newly formed flower's petals with the
sign of his grief, "Ay."

Greek mythology of Apollo and Hyacinthus
More on Apollo and Hyacinthus (PG13:This is a
serious Gay history site some people might find
offensive)

Messages:

onstancy

Constant Love

Flowers we send:

An arrangement of Hyacinth only (as
shown) or with other flowers.

Price:

0 and up

Availability:

an - Apr

Lead-time:

p to one week

Examples of appropriate recipients:

someone special to express the
constancy of your love and caring

Hyacinth meaning "Constancy" ($60 as shown)