Poetry · Character
Young Hylas
A beautiful youth from Greek myth, companion of Heracles.
minor
Also known as Hylas
First appearance: h las
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Mentioned as Hylas mirrored in the perfect stream, part of the poet's Hellenic dream.
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With Pan (romantic): Pan pursues the beautiful youth Hylas with amorous intent, a classic mythic seduction. In Ravenna: Mentioned as Hylas mirrored in the perfect stream, part of the poet's Hellenic dream. Later, in…
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- Romantic
- Other
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- Classical and Literary Archetypes
- Religious and Mythological Personifications
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