Folklore

The word parsley is said to have originated from the word ‘petroselini’ which means rock celery, due to the fact that it was known to flourish among rocks and walls.

Greek mythology tells of an infant child named Opheltes, who was killed by snakes when left alone by his nurse; parsley was said to have grown from his wounds as the blood escaped. The Greeks then changed his name to Archemorus so that he would be known as the ‘forerunner of death’. From this time, the Greeks saw parsley as an evil herb and dedicated it to Persephone, who was the goddess of spring and the partner of Hades, god of the underworld.