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Minthe




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In Ancient Greece, mint was used in funerary rites, together with Rosemary and Myrtle , and not simply to offset the smell of decay; mint was an element in the fermented Barley drink called the '' Kykeon '' that was an essential preparatory Entheogen for participants in the Eleusinian Mysteries , which offered hope in the Afterlife for initiates. (Kerenyi 1967).


References

  • Graves, Robert , (1955). '' The Greek Myths I'' (Revised Edition 1960). London: Penguin, pp 121,124.

  • Kerenyi, Karl , 1967. ''Eleusis: Archetypal Image of Mother and Daughter'', pp. 40, 179f (Princeton:Bollingen)



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