Hyacinthia — The death of Hyacinthus was celebrated at Amyclae by the second most important of Spartan festivals, the Hyacinthia (Ancient Greek Polytonic|Ὑακίνθια / Hyakínthia )in the Spartan month Hyacinthius in early summer.ProceedingsThe Hyacinthia lasted… … Wikipedia
HYACINTHIA — I. HYACINTHIA Festum Apollinis sive Bacchi: Liberum enim eundem cum Sole esse, Aristor. scripsit, in deperditis Theologumenis, Macrob. teste Sat. l. 1. c. 18. et Ulpianus Rhetor ad Orat. Demosth. c. Midiam, ait, Εἴπερ τὸν Διόνυςον καὶ Α᾿πόλλωνα… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
Hyacinthus — /huy euh sin theuhs/, n. Class. Myth. a youth loved but accidentally killed by Apollo: from the youth s blood sprang the hyacinth. * * * In Greek mythology, a young man of great beauty who attracted the love of Apollo. The god killed him… … Universalium
Apollo — This article is about the Greek and Roman god. For other uses, see Apollo (disambiguation) and Phoebus (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Phobos (mythology). Apollo … Wikipedia
Dorians — This article is about the population of ancient Greece. For other uses, see Dorian (disambiguation). History of Greece This article is part of … Wikipedia
Paean — (pronounced as the last two syllables of European , IPAEng|ˈpiːən) is a term used to describe a type of triumphal or grateful song, usually choral though sometimes individual. It comes from the ancient Greek use of the term, which was also used… … Wikipedia
Gymnopaedia — The Gymnopaedia, in ancient Sparta, was a yearly celebration during which naked youths displayed their athletic and martial skills through the medium of dancing. The custom was introduced in 668 B.C.E., [Paul Cartledge, Spartan Reflections p.102] … Wikipedia
Helots — The helots (in Classical Greek polytonic|Εἵλωτες / Heílôtes ) were an unfree population group that formed the main population of Laconia and the whole of Messenia. Their exact status was already disputed in Antiquity: according to Critias, they… … Wikipedia
Battle of Plataea — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Plataea partof=the Persian Wars caption=Map of the battlefield at Plataea date=August 27, 479 BC place=Plataea, Greece result=Decisive Greek victory. territory=Persia loses control of Attica.… … Wikipedia
Hyacinth (mythology) — [ The Death of Hyacinthos , by Jean Broc.] In Greek mythology, Hyacinth or Hyacinthus (in Greek, Ὑάκινθος mdash; Hyakinthos) was a divine hero, the son of Clio and Pierus, King of Macedonia, or of king Oebalus of Sparta, or of king Amyclas, also… … Wikipedia
