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Aristolochia littoralis 

Aristoclea (also Aristocleia), (flourished 6th century B.C.) was a Greek priestess at Delphi in Ancient Greece. She was cited by many ancient writers as a tutor of the philosopher and mathematician Pythagoras (ca.580 B.C - 500 B.C.).

Porphyry of Tyre (233 - 306) wrote:

" 41. Such things taught he, though advising above all things to speak the truth, for this alone deifies men. For as he had learned from the Magi, who call God Oremasdes, God's body is light, and his soul is truth. He taught much else, which he claimed to have learned from Aristoclea at Delphi."

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--Subject of photographs, also known as Dutchman's Pipe, thanks to Dr. Monica's Garden, where I had the pleasure to live and grow.