Aromatic herbs are often associated with various legends and stories! For example, the ancient Romans believed that mint was able to increase memory, and for this reason it seems that the name mint derives from the Latin word mens, meaning mind. Rosemary instead represented in ancient times the desire for love and marriage. It was the symbolic plant of the goddess Aphrodite. In Andalusia there is an ancient legend that tells of a huge rosemary bush behind which the Virgin Mary hid from Herod's soldiers when she fled to Egypt with the newborn Jesus.