Hyakíntha: The Heortē

The Feast

On the second day of Hyakíntha we celebrate The Heortē, a ritual that derives its name from the Greek ἑορτή - meaning feast or festival.

The Heortē is a day of joy, for it is on this day that we celebrate Hyacinthus being raised from the dead and brought into the heavens.

"They are carrying to heaven Hyacinthus and Polyboea, the sister, they say, of Hyacinthus, who died a maid."
- Description of Greece: Altar of the Amyclaean by Pausanias

symbols & Decore

hair binding / veiling

  • Not Recommended

Jewelry / Adornments

  • Recommended

foods of significance

  • Use a Mixture of Equal Parts Milk and Water as Libation

colors of significance

  • For Lord Apollo

    • Yellow​

    • Orange

    • White

    • Gold

    • Silver

  • For Prince Hyacinthus

    • Purple​

    • Green

    • Bronze

history vs modern day

According to Encyclopedia Britannica

"The death of Hyacinthus was celebrated at Amyclae by the second most important of Spartan festivals, the Hyacinthia, in the Spartan month Hyacinthius [...] it lasted three days, the rites gradually passing from mourning for Hyacinthus to rejoicing in the majesty of Apollo."​

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