Hyacinth was a beautiful young prince loved deeply by the god Apollo as well as by Zephyr, the god of the west wind. According to the myth, while Apollo was teaching Hyacinth to throw a discus, Zephyr, out of jealousy, caused the discus to veer off course and strike Hyacinth in the head, leading to his death. Grief-stricken, Apollo transformed Hyacinth's spilled blood into a flower, the hyacinth, so that his beloved could live on symbolically. This myth is often seen as a representation of tragic love, jealousy, and the cyclical nature of life and death, celebrated in festivals like the Hyacinthia in ancient Sparta.
Collage by Niko Mainaris
Designed and Printed in Athens on 100% organic cotton T-shirt (180GSM)
Hyacinth was a beautiful young prince loved deeply by the god Apollo as well as by Zephyr, the god of the west wind. According to the myth, while Apollo was teaching Hyacinth to throw a discus, Zephyr, out of jealousy, caused the discus to veer off course and strike Hyacinth in the head, leading to his death. Grief-stricken, Apollo transformed Hyacinth's spilled blood into a flower, the hyacinth, so that his beloved could live on symbolically. This myth is often seen as a representation of tragic love, jealousy, and the cyclical nature of life and death, celebrated in festivals like the Hyacinthia in ancient Sparta.
Collage by Niko Mainaris
Designed and Printed in Athens on 100% organic cotton T-shirt (180GSM)
