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* Hyacinth ( plant ), genus Hyacinthus
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* Hyacinthus orientalis-Common, Dutch or Garden Hyacinth
Hyacinth or Hyacinthus ( in Greek, Ὑάκινθος, Hyakinthos ) is a divine hero from Greek mythology.
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Hyacinthus orientalis ( Common Hyacinth, Garden Hyacinth or Dutch Hyacinth ), is a perennial flowering plant, native to southwestern Asia, southern and central Turkey, northwestern Syria, Lebanon and northern Israel.

Hyacinth and was
Francis Hyacinth ( Francesco Giacinto ; 14 September 1632 – 4 October 1638 ) was the Duke of Savoy from 1637 to 1638 under regency of his mother Marie Christine.
* Pierus, son of Thessalian Magnes and Meliboea, was the lover of muse Clio and father of Hyacinth and Rhagus.
It was named after Saint Hyacinth and is located at the north end of the San Jacinto Valley, with Hemet to its south.
This was first published in 1993, and is a light-hearted guide to manners, as seen through Hyacinth Bucket's eyes.
This was published in 1995 and is presented in a diary format chronicling a year in Hyacinth Bucket's life, with typical comments about her relations and neighbours.
In the BBC TV series Keeping Up Appearances ( 1990-5 ) the snobbish Hyacinth Bucket was frequently outraged by the brevity of her sister Rose's skirts.
Gregory accepted that it took Hyacinth about an hour to complete the task ( because the waters were bubbling so ferociously ), but he was pleased to record that when the heretic tried, he had the skin boiled off up to his elbow.
Judy Cornwell was later to appear in the short series Moody and Pegg, but became best known when she was cast as Daisy, one of Hyacinth Bucket's sisters in Keeping Up Appearances.
Popiełuszko in the form of a symbolic gravestone in the shape of a cross was erected by Chicago's Polish community in the garden of memory next to St. Hyacinth Basilica.
His widow, Hyacinth, declined the proposal and eventually Hooker's body was buried, as he wished to be, alongside his father in the churchyard of St. Anne's Church, Kew, on Kew Green, within short distance of Kew Gardens.
He was also the first to describe the Hyacinth Macaw.
The Dutch, or Common Hyacinth of house and garden culture ( H. orientalis, native to southwest Asia ) was so popular in the 18th century that over 2, 000 cultivars were cultivated in the Netherlands, its chief commercial producer.
Hyacinth was a beautiful youth loved by both the god Apollo and the West Wind, Zephyr.
Hyacinth ran to catch it to impress Apollo, but he was struck by the discus as it fell to the ground, and died.
In Greek mythology, Hyacinth was given various parentage, providing local links, as the son of Clio and Pierus, King of Macedon, or of king Oebalus of Sparta, or of king Amyclas, progenitor of the people of Amyclae, dwellers about Sparta.
In the literary myth, Hyacinth was a beautiful boy and lover of the god Apollo, though he was also admired by West Wind, Zephyr.
Hyacinth ran to catch it to impress Apollo, was struck by the discus as it fell to the ground, and died.
Hyacinth was the tutelary deity of one of the principal Spartan festivals, the Hyacinthia, held every summer.
* HMS Hyacinth, launched in 1829, was a sixth-rate sloop.
* HMS Hyacinth, launched in 1881, was a Satellite-class corvette.
* HMS Hyacinth, launched in 1898, was a Highflyer-class light cruiser.
* HMS Hyacinth, launched in 1940, was a Flower-class corvette.

Hyacinth and one
The opening sequence shows Hyacinth writing an invitation to one of her trademark candlelight suppers ; this invitation lists Hyacinth's address as " Waney Edge, Blossom Avenue, Fuddleton ".
However, there are several references to the characters being in the West Midlands throughout the series, as when Hyacinth said that she could become the " Barbara Cartland of the West Midlands Social Circuit Scene " in The Hostess, also, in one episode, police officers wearing West Midlands Police Nato Jumpers escorted Mr Bucket home.
The festival lasted three days, one day of mourning for the death of the divine hero Hyacinth, and the last two celebrating his rebirth as Apollo Hayakinthios, though the division of honours is a subject for scholarly controversy.
It is a distinctive bird with a large crest and has one of the largest bills of any parrots ( only the Hyacinth Macaw's is larger ).
She ( and no one else ) pronounces her name " Ah-wij " ( a possible reference to Hyacinth Bucket from the BBC series Keeping Up Appearances ).
Hyacinth was about to save a monstrance ( or possibly a ciborium, it is unknown exactly which one ) containing the Blessed Sacrament when he heard the voice of the Blessed Virgin Mary asking him to take her too.
His companions were chosen to be the superiors for new monasteries founded by Hyacinth as they proceeded, until finally he was the only one left, as he continued on to Cracow.
She had one son, Hyacinth, with one of several kings, in various myths-with Pierus, King of Macedon, or with king Oebalus of Sparta, or with king Amyclas, progenitor of the people of Amyclae, dwellers about Sparta.
Ironically, the one time Hyacinth is seen mixing with aristocracy, she makes a fool of herself in front of them.
On another occasion, she and Richard are allowed use of one of Sheridan's friend's old boat ( she assumed it was a yacht ) for a nautical candlelight supper for Liz and Emmett, but it concludes disastrously with both Richard and Hyacinth falling into the river and ending up drenched with water.
Hyacinth's only real friend seems to be her next-door neighbour Liz, who is nonetheless terrified of her coffee mornings with Hyacinth: her nervousness in Hyacinth's house always results in her spilling coffee over Hyacinth's expensive rugs, or smashing one of her prized bone china cups (" Royal Doulton with hand-painted periwinkles ").
A constant annoyance to Hyacinth is that her phone number gets confused with the local Chinese takeaway ( called the Green Lotus in one episode ) as it is only one digit removed, but Hyacinth makes clear to the wrong caller that it is " a whole other world ", stating ' This is not a Chinese restaurant.
Hyacinth's senile father ( one of the actors who portrays him is George Webb ) is named and referred to as " Daddy " by Hyacinth.
Located at 3121 West Jackson Boulevard, it is, along with St. Hyacinth and Queen of All Saints, one of only three churches in Illinois designated by the Pope with the title of basilica.
It is along with St. Hyacinth and Our Lady of Sorrows, one of three basilicas in Chicago.
One of Binley Woods ' claims to fame is that it was used as one of the locations for the videotaping of the 1990s BBC sitcom Keeping Up Appearances, as home to Hyacinth Bucket at 117 Heather Road, and 119 Heather Road for her neighbours Elizabeth Warden and Emmet Hawksworth respectively.
Nikita Yakovlevich Bichurin ( Никита Яковлевич Бичурин ) ( August 29, 1777 – May 11, 1853 ), better known under his monastic name Hyacinth, or Iakinf ( Иакинф ), was one of the founding fathers of Sinology.
Unlike Hyacinth, Richard is fond of brother-in-law Onslow and sisters-in-law Daisy and Rose, and prefers their company to Hyacinth's other, but wealthier sister Violet's ( this is stated in the last episode of series one, where Richard complains how Violet is " always moaning " in contrast to Onslow's and Daisy's cheerfulness ).

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