In ancient legends the demigods, often the children of a god and a human woman, were used in many tales. Some were the personifications of flowers …

Hyacinth was a beautiful youth beloved by the god Apollo The two took turns throwing the discus until Apollo, to impress his beloved, threw it with all his might. Hyacinth ran to catch it, to impress Apollo in turn, and was struck by the discus as it fell to the ground and he died.

Another myth adds that the wind god Zephyrus was actually responsible for the death of Hyacinth. The boy’s beauty caused a feud between Zephyrus and Apollo. Jealous that Hyacinth preferred the radiant archery god Apollo, Zephyrus blew Apollo’s discus off course, so as to injure and kill Hyacinth. When he died, Apollo didn’t allow death to claim the boy; rather, he made a flower from his spilled blood.
Although the mythical Hyacinth was male, Hyacinth is currently in use in English as a female name, usually in reference to the flower and not the mythological figure. There are names that are variations of Hyacinth, e.g. Jacinto in Spanish, Giacinto in Italian, both falling out of use, and Jacek still very popular in Polish.