Mentha spp. · Probable
Mint
Mentha spp.
Mint at genus level because the historical sources do not consistently identify a species.
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 Sun
Agrippa's solar attribution is preserved alongside his Jovial attribution and Culpeper's Venusian attribution; the database does not reconcile the alternatives.
1 attestation · high confidence
Explicit Source
plant or tree under Jupiter
Agrippa's Jovial attribution is preserved alongside his solar attribution and Culpeper's Venusian attribution; the database does not reconcile the alternatives.
1 attestation · high confidence
Explicit Source
herb of Venus
Culpeper's Venusian attribution is preserved alongside Agrippa's solar and Jovial attributions; the database does not reconcile the alternatives.
1 attestation · high confidence
Reviewed sources
- Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa, Three Books of Occult Philosophy, Book One (1898)Library of Congress
- Nicholas Culpeper, The Complete Herbal (1850)Project Gutenberg