Bingham Bulletin | 1929-08-29 | Page 7 | Name "Peony" Traced to Legend of Mythology

MT Name "Peony" Traced to Legend of Mythology cued the physician of Mount Olympus from deatL by changing blm tnto tbe Vlant that had saved bla life. Until this day thst plant bears Paeon's name and Is known to us as tbe peony. The history of the peony In Chins and Japan Is of a sentimental nature. Fittingly enough, the words ' 8ho Yo," meaning "Most Beautiful," were applied ap-plied to tbe herbaceous peony, while the tree peony held sway as tbe "King of Flowers." Kansas City Star. In the days of tbe Greek gods and goddesses, the peony first came to the world's attention. Leto, Apollo's moth er, was the one to Introduce it Apollo Apol-lo was known as the god of healing and his son, Aesculapius, was the god of medicine. It seems that a pupil of Aesculapius named Paeon was the physician of the gods, and to him Leto first gave the plant wblcb be employed to cure Pluto of a wound received at the bands of Hercules during the Trojan war. The fact that his pupil could surpass sur-pass blm In effecting such s cure msde Aesculapius angry, wltb the result he attempted to kill Paeon, but Pluto, Indebted In-debted to Paeon for his own life, res-