Hyacinthus
Ὑάκινθος
The boy killed by a discus thrown by Apollo.
A Spartan prince beloved by Apollo, he lost his life as the two threw the discus together.
In one version, the jealous west wind Zephyrus bent the discus off course.
From his spilled blood a flower bloomed — the hyacinth.
SourcesOvid, Metamorphoses