How DID PURPLE GET IT'S NAME

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HOW DID PURPLE GET ITS NAME

An old legend tells how Hercules of Tyre went fishing one day and took his dog with him.The dog caught some fish called purpura,which dyed it's mouth as it ate them.Hercules seeing this colour on the dog's lips, was delighted with the beauty of the tint ,and spread the news among his countries.Soon people mixed paints to match this colour,which came to be known as purple,after the fish