Ovid, in Metamorphoses, tells the story of the star - crossed lovers Pyramus and Thisbe, who killed themselves beneath
a fruiting white mulberry.
Not exact matches
When the dying Thisbe prayed to the gods that the tree would «always have
fruit of a dark and mournful hue, to make men remember the blood we two have shed,» the gods granted her wish and changed the
white mulberry into the black
mulberry, which stains the hands a reddish color.
Once cool you may like to stir through some dried
fruit such as
white mulberries, goji berries, cranberries or sultanas.
While most of us think of a juicy reddish purple
fruit resembling a blackberry when we hear the word
mulberry, there are a several known varieties including
white mulberries, red
mulberries, and black
mulberries.