Flower Myths

By: Maariyah Khan, Ifeoma Morah, Chap Obregon

Period: 4

Adonis (god of beauty and desire)

• Parents: Myrrha and Cinyras, king of Cyprus. He didn’t have a spouse, children, or any siblings but, Aphrodite was his lover.

• He symbolizes the yearly cycle of vegetation because he spent half the year with Aphrodite (above ground) and then the other half with Persephone (underworld).

• He is half human, therefor he only has super strength. • Weakness: Aphrodite• He was an attractive young man, whom Aphrodite loved.• Adonis’s mother was turned into a tree and he was born from the trunk of

the tree. He was killed by a wild boar sent by Artemis because of jealousy.• Allusion: The flower is related to the cycle of life and death.

Hyacinth• Parents: Amykais and Princess Diomede• Spouse: Daphne• Children: Antheis, Aigeis, Lytaia, Orthaia, and Hyakinthides• Symbolizes a lily-shape flower, with either a deep purple or splendid

crimson color. • No weakeness• He has no power (mortal). • Beautiful youth, male• Zephyr caused his death by using the West Winds to change the course of

the discuss. Apollo said, “Oh, if I could give my life for yours, or die with you.” When he died the blood stained grass turned green again, and bloomed the wondrous flower.

• Allusion: The flower is related to jealousy, and young death.

Narcissus• Parents: Cephissus and the nymph Liriope. He didn’t have a spouse,

children, or siblings. He looked into a pool of water and fell in love with himself.

• Symbol: daffodil • Power: Beauty • Weakness: inability to feel love • He was handsome, but unable to feel love for anyone. • Nemesis cursed Narcissus to fall in love with his own reflection. Then,

Narcissus gradually perished with love and his corpse was transformed into a flower.

• Allusion: In the book series Harry Potter, by J.K. Rowling, a character is named after narcissus; Narcissa Malfoy. She is described to be incredibly vain and arrogant, as Narcissus was believed to be.