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'''Cantarella''' was a [[poison]] allegedly used by the [[Borgias]] during the papacy of [[Pope Alexander VI]]. It may have been [[arsenic]],<ref>{{cite book | last=Bradford | first=S. | title=Lucrezia Borgia: Life, Love and Death in Renaissance Italy | publisher=Penguin Books Limited | year=2005 | isbn=978-0-14-190949-3 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1fM9rq0sDPgC&pg=PT190 | page=190}}</ref> came in the shape of "a white powder with a pleasant taste",<ref>{{cite book | last=Strathern | first=P. | title=The Artist, the Philosopher, and the Warrior: The Intersecting Lives of Da Vinci, Machiavelli, and Borgia and the World They Shaped | publisher=Random House Publishing Group | year=2009 | isbn=978-0-553-90689-9 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1UG1loD_HOgC&pg=RA1-CANTARELLA | page=255}}</ref> and was sprinkled on food or in wine. If it did exist, it left no trace in the works of contemporary writers.<ref>{{cite book | last=Noel | first=G. | title=The Renaissance Popes: Culture, Power, and the Making of the Borgia Myth | publisher=Little, Brown Book Group | year=2016 | isbn=978-1-4721-2507-1 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jCDyCwAAQBAJ&pg=PT192 | page=192}}</ref> |
'''''Cantarella''''' was a [[poison]] allegedly used by the [[House of Borgia|Borgias]] during the papacy of [[Pope Alexander VI]]. It may have been [[arsenic]],<ref>{{cite book | last=Bradford | first=S. | title=Lucrezia Borgia: Life, Love and Death in Renaissance Italy | publisher=Penguin Books Limited | year=2005 | isbn=978-0-14-190949-3 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1fM9rq0sDPgC&pg=PT190 | page=190}}</ref> came in the shape of "a white powder with a pleasant taste",<ref>{{cite book | last=Strathern | first=P. | title=The Artist, the Philosopher, and the Warrior: The Intersecting Lives of Da Vinci, Machiavelli, and Borgia and the World They Shaped | publisher=Random House Publishing Group | year=2009 | isbn=978-0-553-90689-9 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1UG1loD_HOgC&pg=RA1-CANTARELLA | page=255}}</ref> and was sprinkled on food or in wine. If it did exist, it left no trace in the works of contemporary writers.<ref>{{cite book | last=Noel | first=G. | title=The Renaissance Popes: Culture, Power, and the Making of the Borgia Myth | publisher=Little, Brown Book Group | year=2016 | isbn=978-1-4721-2507-1 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jCDyCwAAQBAJ&pg=PT192 | page=192}}</ref> |
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The exact origin of the term ''cantarella'' is unknown.<ref name="Karamanou">{{cite journal |last1=Karamanou |first1=Marianna |last2=Androutsos |first2=George |last3=Hayes |first3=A. Wallace |last4=Tsatsakis |first4=Aristides |author-link4=Aristides M. Tsatsakis |title=Toxicology in the Borgias period: The mystery of ''Cantarella'' poison |journal=Toxicology Research and Application |year=2018 |volume=2 |doi=10.1177/2397847318771126|doi-access=free }}</ref> It may have been derived from ''[[kantharos]]'' ({{lang-grc|κάνθαρος}}), a type of ancient Greek cup used for drinking, or the [[Neo-Latin]] word {{lang|la|cantharellus}} ( |
The exact origin of the term ''cantarella'' is unknown.<ref name="Karamanou">{{cite journal |last1=Karamanou |first1=Marianna |last2=Androutsos |first2=George |last3=Hayes |first3=A. Wallace |last4=Tsatsakis |first4=Aristides |author-link4=Aristides M. Tsatsakis |title=Toxicology in the Borgias period: The mystery of ''Cantarella'' poison |journal=Toxicology Research and Application |year=2018 |volume=2 |doi=10.1177/2397847318771126|doi-access=free }}</ref> It may have been derived from ''[[kantharos]]'' ({{lang-grc|κάνθαρος}}), a type of ancient Greek cup used for drinking, or the [[Neo-Latin]] word {{lang|la|cantharellus}} ('small cup'), in reference to the cups in which the poison would have been served.<ref name="Karamanou" /><ref>{{cite web |title=Cantharellus |url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Cantharellus |website=Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary |publisher=[[Merriam-Webster]] |access-date=16 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701091526/https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Cantharellus |archive-date=1 July 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> The word may also be related to ''kantharis'' (Ancient Greek: {{lang|grc|κάνθαρις}}), referring to the [[Lytta vesicatoria|Spanish fly]] and other [[blister beetle]]s that secrete [[cantharidin]], a substance that is poisonous in large doses.<ref name="Karamanou" /> |
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Latest revision as of 17:05, 31 May 2024
Cantarella was a poison allegedly used by the Borgias during the papacy of Pope Alexander VI. It may have been arsenic,[1] came in the shape of "a white powder with a pleasant taste",[2] and was sprinkled on food or in wine. If it did exist, it left no trace in the works of contemporary writers.[3]
Etymology
[edit]The exact origin of the term cantarella is unknown.[4] It may have been derived from kantharos (Ancient Greek: κάνθαρος), a type of ancient Greek cup used for drinking, or the Neo-Latin word cantharellus ('small cup'), in reference to the cups in which the poison would have been served.[4][5] The word may also be related to kantharis (Ancient Greek: κάνθαρις), referring to the Spanish fly and other blister beetles that secrete cantharidin, a substance that is poisonous in large doses.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Bradford, S. (2005). Lucrezia Borgia: Life, Love and Death in Renaissance Italy. Penguin Books Limited. p. 190. ISBN 978-0-14-190949-3.
- ^ Strathern, P. (2009). The Artist, the Philosopher, and the Warrior: The Intersecting Lives of Da Vinci, Machiavelli, and Borgia and the World They Shaped. Random House Publishing Group. p. 255. ISBN 978-0-553-90689-9.
- ^ Noel, G. (2016). The Renaissance Popes: Culture, Power, and the Making of the Borgia Myth. Little, Brown Book Group. p. 192. ISBN 978-1-4721-2507-1.
- ^ a b c Karamanou, Marianna; Androutsos, George; Hayes, A. Wallace; Tsatsakis, Aristides (2018). "Toxicology in the Borgias period: The mystery of Cantarella poison". Toxicology Research and Application. 2. doi:10.1177/2397847318771126.
- ^ "Cantharellus". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Merriam-Webster. Archived from the original on 1 July 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
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