Galanthus
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Galanthus, or snowdrop, is a small genus of approximately 20 species of bulbous perennial herbaceous plants in the family Amaryllidaceae. The plants have two linear leaves and a single small white dro
Galanthus nivalis
Galanthus nivalis: Flora von Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz, 1885
Snowdrops growing through autumn leaves
G. nivalis from John Gerard's Herball, 1597
Circe
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In Greek mythology, Circe is a witch and goddess. In most accounts, Circe is described as a daughter of the sun god Helios and the Oceanid Perse. Circe was renowned for her vast knowledge of potions a
Galanthus
…active principles present in the snowdrop is the alkaloid galantamine, which, as an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor, could have acted as an antidote to Circe's poisons. Further supporting this notion are notes made during the fourth century BC by the Greek scholar Theophrastus who wrote in Historia plantarum…
Statuette of Circe and pigs from the Sperlonga sculptures, 2nd–3rd century CE
Circe and Scylla in John William Waterhouse's Circe Invidiosa (1892)
Frederick S. Church's Circe (1910)
Circe Offering the Cup to Ulysses by John William Waterhouse, 1891