First, Adonis, a beautiful lad, is the favorite of the two goddess, Aphrodite and Persephone. When going hunting, Adonis is attacked fatally by Ares, the God of War and Aphrodite’s paramour, who disguises himself as a wild boar. Then, Adonis’ blood falls to the ground and at once a beautiful flower springs up. Second, Hyacinthus, a youth loved by Apollo and Zephyr, is killed by the jealous Zephyr seizing and hurling the discus back against Hyacinthus’ head. His blood spills on the ground where a new flower which is named after Hyacinthus appears. Third, Apollo’s first love is Daphne, a lovely nymph, who doesn’t accept the god’s love and therefore runs away from him. When Apollo is about to catch her, Daphne cries for her father’s help and is turned into a laurel tree.
