Circe in Greek mythology is a daughter of the sun god Helios and Oceanid nymph Perse and the sister of the king of Colchis – Aeetes. Circe, like Medea and Hecate, was known of her vast knowledge of potions and herbs. It is believed that she mastered witchcraft at the Temple of Helios in Colchis…
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In the story the Odyssey, Hermes gave this herb to Odysseus to protect him from Circe’s wizardry when he went to her palace to rescue his friends. Homer and Ovid describe Moly by saying: “The root was black, while the flower was as white as milk”. According to the “New History” of Ptolemy Hephaestion, the plant grew from the blood of the Giant Picolous killed…
Circaea Lutetiana is a perennial herbaceous plant with opposite, simple leaves, on slender, green stems. It grows 20 cm to 60 cm, rarely up to 75 centimetres high. The flowers are white, born from June till August. The small pear-shaped fruit has sharp buds that allow it to attach to different surfaces. The plant grows in the forest, on the banks of…
Colchicum – Botanically its name is Utsuna. It is called Tavniora in Lechkhumi, Satovlia in Guria and Adjara, the “Lone flower” in Imereti, “the snow herald” and “the snow mother” in Racha, “Matiria Kvarakunchkha” in Megrelian. Colchicum (Utsuna) is short-stemmed and globular grass, perennial herbaceous plants of the lily family, have large and variegated flowers,…
Lilium is a genus of herbaceous flowering plants growing from bulbs, all with large prominent flowers. Most species are native to the temperate northern hemisphere. Eight species grow in Georgia, most of which are endemic to the Caucasus (Lat. Lilium caucasicum, Lilium Georgicum, Lilium Kesselringianum, etc.). They are used in gardens and parks for decorative purposes. They have large white, yellow…
Mandragora is a perennial herbaceous plant, its genus belonging to the nightshade family. Has large (80 cm long and 60 cm wide) leaves, greenish-white, blue or violet flowers and large orange or yellow berries fruit. The large straight roots of the Mandragora sometimes resemble the human body and were therefore attributed to its magical power, many even thinking that the…