Kissos - Kissos

Japanese: キッソス - きっそす
Kissos - Kissos

…The best way to propagate is by cuttings in spring and autumn, with 2-3 leaves attached and inserted into river sand or Kanuma soil. [Ichiro Sakanashi]
[Myth, Symbolism]
In ancient Greece, ivy was called kissos. The name is said to come from a myth in which the god of wine, Dionysus, transformed a nymph of the same name, who died dancing wildly, into an ivy.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "kissos" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…繁殖は挿木で春と秋がよく,葉を2~3枚つけて川砂か鹿沼土に挿す。【坂梨 一郎】
[神話,シンボリズム]
 キヅタは古代ギリシアではキッソスkissosと呼ばれた。その名は,踊り狂って死んだ同名のニンフを酒神ディオニュソスがキヅタに変身させた神話に由来するという。…

※「キッソス」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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