Cyparissus

Cyparissus is a boy in ancient Greek and Roman mythology, beloved by Apollo or, in some accounts, other deities. In the best-known story, he accidentally kills his tame stag with a hunting javelin. His grief transforms him into a cypress tree, linking the tree with mourning. The myth is an aetiological tale and is mainly known through Greek-inspired Latin literature and frescoes from Pompeii.

Beloved by

Apollo, or in some versions other deities

Transformation

A cypress tree

Sources

Greek-inspired Latin literature and Pompeii frescoes