Fragment 56 (Voigt 166)
56 · Voigt 166Leda they say once found an egg hidden under hyacinth-blossoms.
Φαῖσι δή ποτα Λήδαν ὐακινθίνων
[ὐπ’ ἀνθέων] πεπυκαδμένον
εὔρην ὤϊον.
From the Etymologicum Magnum, Athenaeus, and others. Bergk thinks fr. 112 may be continuous with this, thus—
εὔρην ὤϊον ὠΐω
πόλυ λευκότερον –⏑⏑–⏑–
since Athenaeus quotes fr. 112 after fr. 56. It is uncertain what flower the Greeks meant by ‘hyacinth’; it probably had nothing in common with our hyacinth, and it seems to have comprised several flowers, especially the iris, gladiolus, and larkspur.