concept
aconite
also: wolfsbane
Deadly poison (wolfsbane) said to have sprung from the foam of Cerberus when Hercules dragged him up; Medea's intended poison for Theseus.
Reading notes
- Metamorphoses §7.172 Medea mixes the aconite
A deadly poison (wolfsbane) said to have grown from the foam Cerberus dropped when Hercules dragged him from the underworld.