Table 7 G: G1. Relation to historical and mythological characters: King Solomon, Circe, and Prometheus; G2. Elephant
| Language | Name | Ethnic transcription | Meaning | Selected references | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G1 | ||||||
| Arabic | [šajarat Suleimān] | شجرة سلیمان | [“(King) Solomon’s tree”] | [99] | ||
| Armenian |
[Sołomon- imastunicaṙ] |
| [“Solomon’s tree”] literally | [198: 97] (15th c.); [100: 106]; [101: 152] | ||
| English | Herb of Circe | [199: 224]; [29, II: 336]; [109: 70] | ||||
| English | Herb of Prometheus | [200: 496]; [201: 121] | ||||
| French | circée | [“Circe”] | [29: 336] | |||
| German | prometheuskraut | [“Prometheus herb] | [31: 42] | |||
| German | zauberpflanze der circe | [“Circe’s magic plant] | [28: 71]; [31: 42] | |||
| Greek |
kirkéa Speliing variants: kirkéon, dirkéa | Κιρκαῖον / Κιρκαῖα / Διρκαῖα | [“Circe”] | [45: IV,75] | ||
| G2 | ||||||
| English | Elephant ear | See text | [202: 249] | |||