Ocimum basilicum · Probable
Basil
Ocimum basilicum
Sweet basil as the probable identity of Agrippa's basil.
Profile research status
This stable record is still in evidence review. Its current identity, cultural scope, image, and direct source records are available here; a complete history, myth, worship, iconography, relationship, and reception profile is not yet claimed.
Direct connections and evidence
Explicit Source
plant or tree under Jupiter
1 attestation · high confidence
- Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa, Three Books of Occult Philosophy, Book OneBook One, English edition based on the 1651 J. F. translation · Library of Congress · Renaissance Europe, c. 1533 · Renaissance Europe · Book Book One · Chapter XXVI · Section Of those things which are under the power of Jupiter · Page 100-101
Reviewed sources
- Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa, Three Books of Occult Philosophy, Book One (1898)Book One, English edition based on the 1651 J. F. translation · Library of Congress