Minthe

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In ancient Greek religion and Greek mythology, Minthe or Mintha (Ancient Greek: Μίνθη, romanized: Mínthē, lit. 'mint') is an underworld naiad associated with the river Cocytus. She was a mistress of Hades, the king of the underworld, and was transformed into a mint plant by either his wife Persephone or Demeter, Persephone's mother. The plant was also called by some as hedyosmos (Ancient Greek: ἡδύοσμος), which means "sweet-smelling".

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