Amaranth

Amaranth
	; Marpessa awaits her lover, Idas...
Information
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Alignment	Neutral (non-sentient)
Element	Earth/Metal/Sand, Life/Death/Blood, Light, Plant, Time
Species	Magical Plant
Appearance	A lovely unfading red bloom...

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Mythical Being
Magical Plant
Earth/Metal/Sand
3 more
Life/Death/Blood
Light
Time

Origins

The Amaranth is a plant with with origins in Greek mythology, legend and folklore. The word amaranth comes from the Greek word amaranton, meaning "unwilting" (from the verb marainesthai meaning "wilt").