Imimirtile Ngumthi wemveli IGrisi, Igama layo livela kwelesiGrike elithetha isiqholo, abaseMakedoni basebenzise iintyatyambo ukwenza amanzi anevumba elimnandi, abathi balibiza Ingelosi yamanzi. Xa ifayile ye- Ingelosi yamanzi, ulusu lwalugudile kwaye lukhazimla. Kodwa intyatyambo inepropathi ekhethekileyo, isibulali-zintsholongwane kunye nokubulala iintsholongwane, amagqabi ayo kunye neziqhamo zayo zixabiseke kakhulu kunye neenkuni zayo.
Kulo EGrisi Kumaxesha amandulo, yayingaphelelwanga nje into yokuphumelela, amagorha athweswa isithsaba ngelaurel, abo boyisileyo ngendlela engenabundlobongela bathweswa isithsaba semorethi, ogama lakhe lezenzululwazi liyi-myrtus communis, sisihlahla seMeditera. Amagqabi ahlala eluhlaza, kwaye akhazimla kakhulu, iintyatyambo zimhlophe, zikhula kwii-axils zamagqabi, zinee-peduncle ezinde. Iziqhamo zawo ziluhlaza amajikijolo amnyama, ziyatyiwa, kwaye inika umbala okhethekileyo ehlathini, enganyangekiyo ukoma, ngenxa yobume bayo ilungele iigadi kunye namathambeka. Iyazikhusela kumarhamncwa afana nazo zonke izityalo zeMeditera, ikhusela ioyile enuka kamnandi ebalekela amarhamncwa. Ngenxa yesi siqholo, eli tyholo lalifunwa kakhulu ziinkcubeko zamandulo ezahlukeneyo, kubandakanya amaGrike.
AmaGrike amngcwalisela uthixokazi kwimirrtle I-Aphrodite, kwaye beyigqala njengophawu lothando, amaJuda ayeyithatha njengesipho sobubele obungokobuthixo, kwaye ayisebenzisela ukuthwesa oomolokazana ngosuku lwabo lomtshato.
El Ilabhoratri kaPierre Fabre Xa wafunda malunga neempawu zemoretile, waba nomdla kwiintyatyambo zayo, kodwa emva kokuyifunda, eyona nto wayenomdla kuyo ngamandla ayo okuvala amajelo e-sebum. Amajikijolo ayo asetyenziswa njengesinongo.