 የጥንት ግብጻውያን <የአማልክት ተክል> ብለው ይጮኹ ነበር, እናም ዓለም በሙሉ የተገነባው ከአንድ ትልቅ ባለብዙ ጠጠር ሽንኩርት ምሳሌ ነው.
The ancient Egyptians called onions "the plant of the gods" and were convinced that the whole world was built after the example of a large multi-layered onion.