Minthe

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Minthe ( Greek  Μίνθη ) is the name of a naiad and a mountain (1,221 m) on the Peloponnese in Greek mythology .

history

Hades rarely left the underworld ; one reason was usually his sexual desire . One day he blinded the nymph Minthe, daughter of Cocytus, with the shine of his golden chariot. Before Hades could seduce the nymph, Persephone turned her into a fragrant herb, namely a mint .

The nymph Leuke suffered a similar fate : when Hades tried to rape her, his wife Persephone turned the girl into a silver poplar , which now stands by the pond of memory.

Coordinates: 37 ° 30 '  N , 21 ° 46'  E

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Herder Lexicon: Greek and Roman Mythology . Lemma Minthe. Freiburg 1981.
  2. ↑ Robert von Ranke-Graves : Greek Mythology. Sources and Interpretation . Rowohlt, Reinbek bei Hamburg 1984, p. 107.