Minthe
Americannoun
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Like, did you know that mint was named for Minthe, a Greek nymph who was turned into a plant by an angry goddess?
From Seattle Times • May 7, 2022
Minthe was a naiad, a water nymph stationed at a tributary to one the better rivers of hell.
From Slate • May 4, 2012
Poets declared that Proserpine became jealous of Cocytus's daughter, Minthe, whom she transformed into the plant.
From Culinary Herbs: Their Cultivation Harvesting Curing and Uses by Kains, M. G. (Maurice Grenville)
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