Comment Re:It's called circumstantial evidence (Score 1) 307
Myrtle is also used in the zoroastrian religion, which was the state religion in Iran before islam, and is still very present in today iranian traditions (like Noruz).
If there really is something about this "myrtus", maybe it's more about the target than the origin. As others have noted, it's a bit far-fetched to think that the authors would leave a clue about themselves like Hollywood villains.
