In Greek mythology, Byblis (or Bublis) was a daughter of Miletus and Tragasia. She fell in love with Caunus, her brother. She even sent him a long love letter through a servant giving examples of other incestuous relationships between the gods. He ran away and she followed him through much of Greece and Asia Minor until she finally died, tired and sad. She was changed into a spring. Greek mythology comprises the collected legends of Greek gods and goddesses and ancient heroes and heroines, originally created and spread within an oral-poetic tradition. ... In Greek mythology, Miletus was the founder of the city described below. ... In Greek mythology, Caunus was a son of Miletus and brother of Byblis. ... Anatolia (Greek: ανατολη anatole, rising of the sun or East; compare Orient and Levant, by popular etymology Turkish Anadolu to ana mother and dolu filled), also called by the Latin name of Asia Minor, is a region of Southwest Asia which corresponds today to the Asian portion of Turkey. ...
Other stories say that Caunus fell in love with her back before disappearing and breaking Byblis' heart, but she still dies, hanging herself with her girdle. Or she jumps off a cliff and is saved by Hamadryads. There is also a version where Caunus instigates the incest, but Byblis still seems to return his affection. Categories: Mythology stubs | Nymphs ...
References
Antoninus Liberalis 30
Bell, Robert E. Women of Classical Mythology: A Biogaphical Dictionary Oxford University Press: 1991.
Zatímco Byblis gigantea roste endemicky jen v jihozápadní Austrálii, B.liniflora, B.aquatica, B.rorida a B.filifolia rostou v severní části Austrálie.
Byblis gigantea je víceletá rostlina v přírodě dorůstající až 60 cm.
Teplota se pohybuje kolem 16-40°C. Byblis aquatica roste ve velmi omezené oblasti v Severních Teritoriích v jemném jílovitém písku, v době dešťů ve vodou zaplavovaných prohlubních a na březích sladkovodních jezírek v mělké vodě.
Byblis is a small genus of carnivorous plants, sometimes termed the rainbow plants for the attractive appearance of their mucilage-covered leaves in bright sunshine.
Byblis species look very similar to Drosophyllum, but are distinguished by their zygomorphic flowers, with five curved stamens off to one side of the pistil.
These genera are in fact is not closely related; modern classifications place Byblis in the Lamiales, while the sundews are now placed in the Caryophyllales.
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