Cultural references Hylas

hylas , nymphs mosaic in roman gaul (3rd century)

the story of hylas , nymphs alluded in book 3 of edmund spenser s faerie queene, canto xii, stanza 7:

or same daintie lad, deare

to great alcides, when dyde

he wailed womanlike many teare,

and every wood, , every valley wyde

he fild hylas name; nymphes eke hylas cryde.

hylas mentioned in christopher marlowe s play edward ii: not hylas more mourned of hercules / thou hast been of me since thy exile (act i, scene i, line 142-3), , in oscar wilde s picture of dorian gray, chapter 11. ...and gilded boy might serve @ feast ganymede or hylas.

hylas name of 1 of 2 characters in george berkeley s 3 dialogues between hylas , philonous. represents materialist position against berkeley (through philonous) argues. in context, name derived ὕλη, classical greek word matter. stanisław lem adopted these characters in 1957 non-fiction, philosophical book, dialogi (dialogues).

in 1963 film, jason , argonauts, hylas (played scottish actor john cairney) depicted intelligent , witty character serves role sidekick of hercules. in film not abducted water nymphs, instead crushed under body of stricken talos when foolishly tried retrieve goddess gold brooch pin dropped hercules. hercules leaves argonauts afterwards search friend in vain.

in third sentence of eric linklater s 1929 novel, poet s pub, hylas mentioned character: hunted poet hylas stood up, weak water because of rape had eluded, , vanished before knees knock again.

thomas azier s debut album named hylas . opening track of same name retells hylas encounter nymphs.