Acantha is often claimed to be a minor character in Greek mythology whose metamorphosis was the origin of the Acanthus plant. Acantha's myth however does not appear in any classical source.
Acanthus mollis on the ruins of the Palatine Hill, Rome.
Clytie or Clytia is a water nymph, daughter of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys in Greek mythology. She is thus one of the 3,000 Oceanid nymphs, and sister to the 3,000 Potamoi.
Townley's Clytie
Bust of Clytie, by Hiram Powers, modeled 1865–1867, carved 1873.
Clytie turns into a sunflower as the Sun refuses to look at her, engraving by Abraham van Diepenbeeck.
Clytie Transformed into a Sunflower, Charles de la Fosse, oil on canvas, 1688