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Nepenthe / n ɪ ˈ p ɛ n θ i / (Ancient Greek: νηπενθές, nēpenthés) is a possibly fictional medicine for sorrow – a "drug of forgetfulness" mentioned in ancient Greek literature and Greek mythology, depicted as originating in Egypt. [1] The carnivorous plant genus Nepenthes is named after the drug nepenthe.
Also known as the Amelēs potamos (river of unmindfulness), the Lethe flowed around the cave of Hypnos and through the Underworld where all those who drank from it experienced complete forgetfulness. The river was often associated with Lethe , the personification of forgetfulness and oblivion, who was the daughter of Eris (Strife).
It references a passage in Homer's Odyssey, in which the potion "Nepenthes pharmakon" is given to Helen by an Egyptian queen. "Nepenthes" (Ancient Greek: νηπενθές) literally means "without grief" (νη nē = "not", πένθος penthos = "grief") and, in Greek mythology, is a drug that quells all sorrows with forgetfulness.
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Meng Po statue at Pavilion of Forgetfulness, Haw Par Villa Temporary altar of Meng Po at 2022 Ghost Festival in Bangka Island. Meng Po (Chinese: 孟婆; pinyin: Mèng Pó; Wade–Giles: Meng-p'o; lit.
A bottle of colored liquid labelled as a love potion A collection of vials labelled as potions. A potion is a liquid "that contains medicine, poison, or something that is supposed to have magic powers." [1] It derives from the Latin word potio which refers to a drink or the act of drinking. [2]
A 2017 paper by Canadian economist Christina Cheung found that penny-rounding in grocery transactions imposed a “rounding tax” of approximately $3.27 million, from Canadian consumers to ...