#look at apollo and hyacinthus

[dearmyloveleys]

me when I heard rumours that the next mxtx pairing is immortalxmortal: WE GON GET FUCKED UP

[stardayzzing]

[God Games Once Again]

For the sake of my own sanity (and to kindly get some of yall off my back) I am just embracing the "Apollo just wanted to LEAVE" view on his verse and made this diaster to celebrate it sjdjd

To be noted: I drew this at like midnight to 1am last night, got 3 hours of sleep, and then colored it, so DONT look too closely at details or anything really

(To the person asking for Hyacinthus, here is your crumb until I manage to properly draw him later)

[moodyseal]

This might not make the final cut (not even a first cut exists yet LMAO) but. Possible scene for the Winter Soldier AU? A mysterious blonde man keeps appearing in Hyacinthus' dreams. Wonder who that is hmmm

[bambiilooza]

Waaaaa I just saw your colorized Hyapollo art but it vanished before I got to reblog it :((((( Did Tumblr Thanos-snapped it???

who knows? here they are :D

i wonder how many of my posts are there. it's mainly text posts i think but some art is gone too

[diarydoll14]

the fact that when ur looking at mythology art sometimes u cant tell if its patroclus x achilles or apollo x hyacinthus is interesting to me

[gotstabbedbyapen]

Apollo: *turns into a swan and lets Hyacinthus ride him across the land*

Zeus: *turns into an eagle and snatches Ganymede to the sky out of nowhere*

[sunshines-child]

in celebration of pride month

[gingermintpepper]

Day 2: Hyacinthus

Interpretation notes and trivia below the cut!

Designing Hyacinthus as well as deciding on a personality for him was one of the first big problem I had to solve when the topic of a retelling came up. In most texts, he exists to be loved and then to die and even then, the focus of his death is not his own but rather on Apollo, the one who loses him. General modernised interpretations of him likewise tend to make him agreeable and inoffensive, the sort of character who is likeable and upright but never challenging or ornery. I didn't like any of those options, so I instead decided to build my Hyacinthus from the ground up - for better or for worse. His red hair is his most striking feature, it is his mother's divine hair colour and he is the only one of her children to have inherited it. Similarly, Hyacinthus is the only one of his mother's children to inherit her magic. While some of his siblings were born with a few passive gifts from their mother (Argalus' 'perfect' memory and Polyboea's affinity for mental calculations and projections, for example) Hyacinthus was born with a talent for sealing and warding magic and thusly, much of his life has been shaped by the pursuit of knowledge and his wish to use his talents to better his kingdom. Much of his good-nature and zeal for life and learning is destroyed by the circumstances of his death and entombment. When he is revived, he is angry, lost, devoid of most of his memories and desperate to fill the missing gaps of his soul. He's selfish and snappish, hurt and desperate to hurt others but, most importantly, he is searching. When he is revived, all the world has heard his story but he is not apart of it. They do not remember Hyacinthus, the mage-prince of Amyclae or Hyacinthus, the teacher of men. They do not speak of Hyacinthus, who charmed the gods for their knowledge or Hyacinthus whose beauty was bested only by his wit - they speak of Apollo and his lost love, Apollo and his grief, Hyacinthus, the lover of the Radiant. One can only hope that he will find whatever it is he is looking for on this journey.

Some fun trivia:

Youngest son in a family of seven, his magic was the catalyst for Clio revealing her true identity as a Muse to her children.

Actually prefers to be called 'Hyacinth' but has made peace with people ignoring his wishes and just calling him Hyacinthus out of habit or formality.

Has an intense resting bitch face and struggles with visibly expressing happiness or sadness. This is also a trait he shares with his mother, though his older sister Hegesandre also shares this feature. Cynortas was technically a part of the resting bitch face club but he practiced smiling and looking cheery so much as a child that now has the opposite problem where he can smile through anything, even pain or anger.

Left home when he was 10 to study at the Parnassus Institute for Gifted Children. The Institute specialises in training the children of the Muses, but occasionally it will take in normal people who show great promise. Hector, who becomes quite close to Hyacinth during their tenure together, was one of those people.

Was recognised by Apollo himself at his graduation and was gifted a laurel wreath. Apollo declared him the Shepherd Laureate which made Hyacinth the third Laureate alive at that time - a status shared only by Orpheus, the Poet Laureate and Asclepius, the Doctor Laureate.

Despite his title, is atrocious with animals and genuinely despises both sheep and goats. Has a mild phobia of goats in particular due to a traumatic incident when he was first climbing the mountain where a particular wild goat absolutely terrorised him. Along with following him for days, it would eat anything he left unattended and even bit and headbutted him numerous times when he would try to wrestle his food back from it. He was so bothered by the title in fact, that he asked Apollo if the designation was a joke at his expense. Apollo never denied that it was a joke but he never confirmed it either.

Exceptional hunter but prefers trapping to hunting by dog or arrow. Has never been one for weapons and much rather prefers to fight bare handed if the occasion arises.

Despite his laurel wreath being such a precious object, Hyacinth has never properly worn it. He wore them around his left bicep after obtaining them and when Polyboea contracted phthisis and needed comforting, he gave them to her as an object that would give her strength. Polyboea was buried with his laurels so he never got the chance to wear the wreath on his head.

His favourite colour is a dark oak brown and his favourite hobby is reading. His favourite food is fish roasted by a river and shared with people he loves. He died at 28 on the first day of Karneios.

[bugwolfsstuff]

Remember how I wondered if the Apollo kids were bad at frisbee?

Well i remembered a myth that is literally just Hyacinthus and Apollo but instead of Apollo it's Hermes and instead of Hyacinthus it's this Arkadian youth called Krokos (Crocus) and Zephyrus isn't involved

So i raise you,

Hermes kids are bad at Frisbee

Instead of monsters, Thalia got taken out by Luke's skill issue.

[my-name-is-apollo]

I think this is the only account that details the contest between Apollo and Zephyrus and it's amusing:

Hyacinthus was a beautiful youth from Amyclae. Apollo saw him, Zephyrus too; and both were caught by his beauty. Each of them was generous in the way he had: Apollo shot arrows and Zephyrus blew. From the former there were songs and sweet pleasure; from the other panic and confusion. The youth inclined toward the god. Zephyrus was jealous and armed himself for combat.

- Palaephatus, On Unbelievable Things (trans. John Brady Kiesling)

I'm imagining Zephyrus, overzealous, blowing the wind so hard that it almost sent Hyacinthus flying. That is why he got scared of Zephyrus lol

[literallyjusttoa]

ToApril Day 10: Flowers, Threads and Needles.

Saw this prompt and immediately thought of the strings of fate. Poor Apollo and his tendency to have the people he's attached to die painfully. No wonder he ends up blaming himself, with how much his life has become a walking tragedy.

(Ignore the fact that I ignored the other two words in this prompt. Hyacinthus is a flower right? It counts)

[crazymanicherelmao]

Idk wtf I’m on and I’ve already made so much art here, holy shit wtf is going on??? Was I on some type of art burn out??? Also enjoy my current fav ship!

[moodyseal]

I love your art so much, it’s very cute and pretty !! When you have the free time, and if you wish to, could you draw post-TOA Apollo and Hyacinthus? Just like a cute interaction, nothing angsty or mournful

HEYY THANK YOU SO MUCH ofc!! Here's the cuties

In my mind Apollo used the Golden Fleece over the og hyacinthus flower and him and Hyacinthus got their happy ending 💕 reject canon embrace whatever this is

[bunnakit]

“Hia,” Yok whispered, breathless and begging and it ignited something in Gumpa’s chest as he lowered to his elbows and stroked his left hand down Yok’s side, thumb gently rubbing against the protrusion of his hip bone. He felt as if he cradled the sun between his palms, an effervescent ball of light and warmth that was almost blinding in its brilliance. He knew better than to covet the sun, than to fly with wax wings and plummet to the Earth, but his heart was long beyond reason. If he was only allowed to hold the sun for a single night, to press his lips to its searing warmth for a fleeting moment, then he hoped the sun remembered him fondly as he faded to ash.  anyway go read my gumpayok time loop fic and eventually we'll get to this point

[mythological-mayhem]

Imagine getting so salty that your crush likes someone else that you orchestrate his untimely death at the hands of the person he likes

[sagegreenfrogs]

out of context spoiler for the Apollo & Hyacinth AU Sorvus fic 😔