Anethus
'dill') is a beautiful youth who undergoes transformation under unclear conditions and becomes a small flowering plant bearing his name, the dill.He and his story is only found in Maurus Servius Honoratus, a Latin grammarian who lived in the fourth and fifth centuries AD.The ancient Greek word for dill (anethum graveolens) is ἄνηθον (ánēthon), a neuter noun.[4][5] Besides this brief mention, the full story of Anethus, his family, his birthplace, the deity responsible and the context behind his transformation has been lost.[5] In ancient Greece anethum was seen by many doctors as a suitable herb for use in cures and remedies, especially for epilepsy.