#*Hylas

[snototter]

A juvenile American green tree frog (Dryophytes cinereus or Hyla cinerea) in Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Florida

by pedro lastra

[herpsandbirds]

A new species of the genus Hyla (Amphibia: Anura: Hylidae) from the Dabie Mountains, Anhui, China

Cai-Wen Zhang, Yong Zhang, Yin-Fan Cai, Lei Yu, Da-Peng Pang, Qing-Yue Jiang, Jun Ding, Da-Jie Gong, Bao-Wei Zhang

ABSTRACT

Hyla tsinlingensis (Hu et al., 1966), is endemic to China, and is widely distributed in the Qinling and Dabie Mountains. Previous studies have suggested that genetic differentiation and geographical isolation exist between the Qinling Mountains population and Dabie Mountains population of H. tsinlingensis, and that the Dabie Mountains population is a cryptic species. Several Hyla specimens were collected from the Dabie Mountains of western Anhui Province, China during herpetological surveys from 2022‒2024; these specimens belonged to a species previously identified as H. tsinlingensis.  Herein, we utilized phylogenetic analyses, morphological comparisons, and advertisement call comparisons, revealing significant differences from those of other known congeners; thus, we describe them as a new species. The discovery of this species implies that there are currently 18 identified species in the genus Hyla, 7 of which are found in China.

Read the paper here:

A new species of the genus Hyla (Amphibia: Anura: Hylidae) from the Dabie Mountains, Anhui, China

[hornyforpoetry]

Achilles and Patroclus // Apollo and Hyacinthus

Ganymede // Hylas

Narcissus // Orpheus

Artemis // Tiresias

LGBTQ+ Icons in Greek Mythology

- in the honour of Pride Month 2024

In order: ”Achilles Lamenting the Death of Patroclus” by Gavin Hamilton // ”The Death of Hyacinthus” Nicolas-Rene Jollain // ”The Abduction of Ganymede” by Peter Paul Rubens // ”Hylas and the Nymphs” by John William Waterhouse // ”Narcissus” by Caravaggio // „Orpheus” by Paul Duqueylar // „Artemis” statue replica after Leochares // „Tiresias” by Johann Ulrich Kraus

[the-evil-clergyman]

Hylas Carried Off by Nymphs by Henry Howard (19th Century)

[thereinart]

just some chara designs I did for fun :3 on top are Artemis, Athena and Hera, below I wrote the names in French but I think you can tell who's who 😎

Anyway! I hope someday I'll gather the courage to make an argonauts retelling story 🥹 that'd be cool

[helpmeimblorboing]

I’m starting to believe that the ancient Greeks had a thing for really powerful men falling in love with men who are objectively weaker (Patroclus bb I love you but Achilles is a literal demigod)

Like, Apollo and Hyacinthus ? Achilles and Patroclus ? Hylas and Heracles ? Theseus and Pirithous (not too sure about this one) ? Alexander and Hephaestion (again, not sure if Hephaestion was really Weaker than Alexander, but he sure as fuck had less authority than his king) ?

Like they had a theme and by God were they going to stick to it

Side note : Does Macedon count as part of Greece ? Because I’ve heard conflicting accounts of that point

[jeanfrancoisrey]

Mimétisme…

[pol-ski]

The Image of the Divine Mercy - Jesus, I trust in You (1943) by Adolf Hyła (Polish, 1897–1965)

The image of the Divine Mercy is a depiction of Jesus Christ that is based on the devotion initiated by Saint Faustina Kowalska.

Adolf Hyła paint­ed this ver­sion of the Divine Mer­cy for the Congregation of the Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy in Kraków, as a votive offer­ing in grat­i­tude for the safe­ty of his fam­i­ly dur­ing World War II.

[chrrille]

Hylas and the Nymps

[alynwrench]

I loved the implications that Hyla and Neera knew each other so much I had to draw them reuniting, I wonder what juicy gossip they have to share... >:3 obligatory fanart tag @dingodoodles

[thecomicoalman]

That one girl from Froggy Frenzy,,,

Winner of the March Poll!

She belongs to @gazoogaloo !!

[herpsandbirds]

Iberian Tree Frogs (Hyla molleri) in amplexus (mating embrace), family Hylidae, Avila, Spain

photograph by Peđro V. Đíaz

[per-the-jellicle-magician]

Thinking about them...

[fnafs-ex-boyfriend]

The bride and the ugly-ass groom

(Characters from Fools Gold Sands by @dingodoodles)

[laurasimonsdaughter]

I think that we as a whole could be fixating more on my boy Hylas, who got stolen by a gaggle of nymphs. He deserves it:

He’s a prince, son of the nymph Menodice (daughter of Orion) and a human king (usually Theiodamas).

He gets taken by Heracles, after the latter defeats his father and kills all his men, but Hylas is too beautiful to harm, so he makes him his arms-bearer instead.

Hylas proves to be so beautiful and talented that Heracles can’t help loving him and starts training him as a warrior.

Hylas becomes devoted to Heracles and they both join Jason and the Argonauts on their journey, until Heracles demands to go ashore to make himself a new oar and sends Hylas to find fresh water.

Hylas finds a beautiful pool filled by a spring, but when he leans over the water to taste it, the naiads (water nymphs) in the depths see him.

Depending on which version of the tale you follow, either one or all of the nymphs fall in love with him and lure/drag him into the water, leaving him only enough time for a single cry for help.

Heracles (and Polyphemus) look for him, but to no avail, the nymphs are never letting him go again.

In some accounts Hylas wants to stay with the nymphs, because he fell in love with one or all of them. In others he is being held there against his will (or is at least kept away from Heracles against his will). Either way, he is never seen or heard from again.

Now I know very well that when it comes to Ancient Greek culture there are tragic themes and hands of fate in here that have their own context and importance, that I have next to no insight in. But looking at it through my love for folktales you have a half-nymph raised among humans, who is so beautiful that he is stolen by a demi-god, and then inevitably lured into the immortal world below. Where he will be beloved, but forever separated from his human life.

It's sad and gorgeous and enough to make Hylas an absolute favourite of mine~

[blondebrainpowered]

Crowned Tree Frog (Triprion spinosus), found in Costa Rica.

Photo by Rafael Steinlesberger