acanthus

But the myth does speak to what made the acanthus enduring.

Along with acanthus, it includes tobacco leaves.

All the Corinthian columns’ versions reflected the strength of the acanthus.

But acanthus leaves? They may never be replaced.

There's a myth behind the acanthus’s appearance on columns.

There I drank it, my feet resting on acanthus, my eyes wandering from sea to mountain, or peering at little shells niched in the crumbling surface of the sacred stone.