Editing Asphodelus (section)

==Mythology==
{{See also|Asphodel Meadows}}
In [[Ancient Greece|Greek]] legend the asphodel is one of the most famous of the plants connected with the dead and the [[Hades|underworld]]. [[Homer]] describes it as covering the great meadow ({{lang|el|{{GreekFont|ἀσφόδελος λειμών}}}}), the haunt of the dead. It was planted on [[Grave (burial)|graves]], and is often connected with [[Persephone]], who appears crowned with a garland of asphodels. {{Citation needed|date=June 2019}} Its general connection with death is due no doubt to the greyish colour of its leaves and its yellowish flowers, which suggest the gloom of the underworld and the pallor of death. The roots were eaten by the poorer Greeks; hence such food was thought good enough for the shades.{{Citation needed|date=June 2019}} The asphodel was also supposed to be a remedy for venomous [[snake]]-bites and a specific against [[Magic (paranormal)|sorcery]]; it was fatal to mice, but preserved pigs from disease. The [[Libya]]n [[nomad]]s made their huts of asphodel stalks.{{Citation needed|date=June 2019}}<ref>{{Cite book |last=Herodotus |title=The Histories |date=2015 |publisher=Penguin Books |isbn=978-0-14-310754-5 |pages=Book 4 paragraph 190 |language=English}}</ref>