Qui ephebi formosissimi fuerunt:
- Adonis Cinyrae et Smyrnae filius quam Venus amavit.
- Endymion Aethlii filius quem Luna amavit.
- Ganymedes Erichthonii filius, quem Iovis amavit.
- Hyacinthus Oebali filius quem Apollo amavit.
- Narcissus Cephisi fluminis filius qui se ipsum amavit.
- Atlantius Mercurii et Veneris filius qui hermaphroditus dictus est.
- Hylas Thiodamantis filius, quem Hercules amavit.
- Chrysippus Pelopis filius, quem Theseus ludis rapuit.
--Hyginus, Fabulae CCLXXI
A list of exceedingly beautiful youths:
- Adonis (the son of Cinyras and Smyrna), whom Venus loved.
- Endymion (the son of Aethlius), whom the Moon loved.
- Ganymede (the son of Erichthonius), whom Jupiter loved.
- Hyacinthus (the son of Oebalus), whom Apollo loved.
- Narcissus (the son of the Cephissus River), who fell in love with himself.
- Atlantius (the son of Mercury and Venus), who is called a "hermaphrodite."
- Hylas (the son of Thiodamas), whom Hercules loved.
- Chrysippus (the son of Pelops), whom Theseus abducted from the games.
HYGINUS
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Name: Gaius Julius Hyginus
Date: 64 BCE – 17 CE
Works: Fabulae*
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Hyginus was a freedman of the Roman emperor Augustus who was in charge
of the Imperial library on the Palatine Hill in Rome. His work, the Fabulae,
are a sourcebook for Greek and Roman myths. Although there is quite a bit of overlap
between his writings and his contemporary and friend Ovid’s Metamorphoses,
Hyginus’ works are much more succinct.
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* There is evidence that Hyginus was originally from Alexandria, Egypt (Suetonius, de Gramm. 20)
