Talk:Minthe

A fanciful retelling

This is not a good way to handle Greek myth: "Minthe: “Mint” She was an Underworld Nymph who loved Hades and lay in his bed. But when he fell in love with Persephone and made her his Queen, he refused his former lover; Minthe boasted she would supplant the young Goddess in the affections of Hades, saying she was nobler of form and more excellent in beauty than Persephone and she bragged that Hades would return to her and banish the other. She was crushed beneath the foot of an angry Demeter, whom would not allow a Nymph, defame her daughter’s name. From her foot sprang a lowly plant that gave a sweet sent when crushed, called Mint." I hope Wikipedians can see that these spurious motivations do not elucidate the myth. --Wetman 05:27, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

Theoi.com has both versions of the story. Strabo has the version where Persephone changes her out of pity, and Oppian has the version where Minthe claims to be more noble and beautiful. I say Wikipedia should list both versions and give the sources for each version. 24.14.198.8 06:09, 3 July 2007 (UTC) Chris G.

That's the way, give a more specific reference than simply Strabo, and go for it. --Wetman 06:29, 3 July 2007 (UTC)

Eleusinian Mysteries

Opinion is divided about the Mysteries; the Kykeon wasn't necessarily an hallucinogen. It's significant that the drink of the ritual, based on the myths of the king and queen on the underworld, uses an ingredient associated with a character in one of those myths, but whether or not it was hallucinogenic or not is pretty irrelevant to Minthe. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Gavla (talk • contribs) 02:10, 15 February 2008 (UTC)