Hyacinthia

Hiacínties

ancient Spartan religious festival

Sparta · Amyklai · Greece

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Town: Sparta
Region: Amyklai
Country: Greece
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The death of Hyacinthus was celebrated at Amyclae by the second most important of Spartan festivals, the Hyacinthia in the Spartan month Hyacinthius in early summer.

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article „Hyacinthia“ (en.wikipedia.org), CC BY-SA 4.0.

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