FLOWER MYTHS OF ADONIS, NARCISSUS, AND HYACINTH

ADONIS

ADONIS

• Loved by Aphrodite and Persphone
• Zeus had him spend half his time with each
• Killed by a boar he was trying to hunt
• Flower bloomed where his blood dripped

NARCISSUS

NARCISSUS

• Saw his reflection in a pond and fell in love
• Thought no one was worthy of him
• Died so he could see himself forever
• Nymphs could not find his body
• A flower bloomed where he had stood

HYACINTH

HYACINTH

• Dear friend to Apollo
• Died from being hit in the head with a discus
• Flower bloomed where he died

REVIEW

• Adonis: loved; killed by a boar
• Narcissus: vain; died to see himself
• Hyacinth: friend of Apollo; died from discus
• Flowers grew in relation to their deaths

WORKS CITED

COMMON THEMES

• Beauty
• Love
• Tragedy
• Flower