A G D I S T I S / A T T I S

Time goes, you say? Ah no, Alas, time stays, we go.
Henry Austin Dobson

Apricot kernel, the seed of an apricot :
甜杏仁（Prunus armeniaca L.）與
苦杏仁（Prunus armeniaca var. ansu Maximowicz）


Almonds, Prunus dulcis  巴旦杏, 扁桃  : 
from Agdistis’ severed genitals or was it created to honour Phyllis’ wait for Demophon.

Sweet Almond (the Greek ἀμυγδαλή amygdalē) : Prunus dulcis
Prunus dulcis var. amara are always bitter, as are the kernels from other Prunus species, such as apricot, peach, and cherry (to a lesser extent).

_D i e s _N a t a l i s

( birthday, anniversary)



  A s c a l a p h u s: Son of Acheron (river of pain) and Orphne (Styx, river of hate). Askalaphos was the custodian of the orchard of Hades. He told the other gods that Persephone had eaten a pomegranate in the Underworld. He was punished by being changed into an screech owl.

 A r g i u s /ˈeɪ gri əs/: Father of six sons, including Melanippus and Thersites, who overthrew Oeneus and gave the kingdom to their father. Agrius and his sons were themselves overthrown by Diomedes, who reinstated his grandfather Oeneus as king.
Agrius convolvuli syn. Sphinx convolvuli L. syn. Herse convolvuli