🪷 In Sparta, when the hyacinth wilts in June, Spartans observe the #Hyacinthia commemorating the death of #Hyacinthus by #Apollo 's discus blown awry by jealous #Zepherus, a metaphor for tragic sudden death of #Antinous-like youths ... then and now. More: antinousstars.blogspot.com/2025/06/the-... 🪷