Talk:Acantha

message: I think this page is two different myths mushed together.  The best I can find out is that Acantha was a nymph (who are always female) who Apollo tried to rape, but Acantha fought back, scratching his face.  In punishment Apollo turned her into an acanthus tree.
Acanthus and Acanthis (brother and sister) seem to be a different myth, but I can't find a clear description of the myth.
There is some confusion due to this, probably because more than one mythical figure was associated with the class of plants that bear the stem --acanth.  From the Encyclopedia Mythica: 
Acanthus: The son of Autonous and Hippoamia. The horses of his father tore him to pieces.
Acanthis: The sister of Acanthus. When she cried over the death of her brother the gods turned her into a thistle finch.
Acantha: The spirit of the acanthus tree who was once a nymph loved by the sun god and who, at her death, was transformed into a sun-loving herb.
(http://www.pantheon.org/areas/mythology/europe/greek/articles.html)
Nymphs are nature spirits or minor goddesses which are always regarded as female; one source for this is Princeton's Word Net:  http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=nymph  
Since the only articles I can find that relate to this character refer to her as female (with the exception of the many which are lifted from this article), I'll change her back into a female. 
Acantha1979 22:31, 11 June 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree it probably is a more modern myth as opposed to one held my the Ancient Greeks. I done quite a lot of digging and I think I've identified the earliest mention. I've detailed all of it in a major rewrite of the page. If anyone does happen to find a classical source for the story though please let me know as I'd be really interested. I tried for the best part of four hours though and found nothing. Nyctimene (talk) 23:44, 23 October 2014 (UTC)

text: FTR, the unrelated myths have been split out into Acanthus (son of Autonous) and Acanthis (mythology). -- Beland (talk) 17:11, 9 August 2021 (UTC)
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message: I nominated the article because, whilst small, I believe it contains all relevant information on the topic thereby fulfilling the purpose of an encyclopedia. I leave the merits down to whoever reviews the page. All I would ask is that the page not be discounted simply because it is small. The fact is there is very little information on this topic and, in this editor's opinion, all of it can be found herein. My thanks in advance for your feedback. Nyctimene (talk) 15:30, 30 October 2014 (UTC)
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