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Finally, there is a pair of heptads in inverse relationship:  
Finally, there is a pair of heptads in inverse relationship:  
* 1–9/8–16/13–4/3–3/2–18/11–24/13 with steps of 9/8, 12/11, 13/12, 9/8, 12/11, 9/8, 13/12 (→[[minthmic7a]]), and its inverse  
* 1–9/8–16/13–4/3–3/2–18/11–24/13 with steps of 9/8, 12/11, 13/12, 9/8, 12/11, 9/8, 13/12 (→ [[minthmic7a]]), and its inverse  
* 1–9/8–11/9–4/3–3/2–13/8–11/6 with steps of 9/8, 13/12, 12/11, 9/8, 13/12, 9/8, 12/11 (→[[minthmic7b]]).  
* 1–9/8–11/9–4/3–3/2–13/8–11/6 with steps of 9/8, 13/12, 12/11, 9/8, 13/12, 9/8, 12/11 (→ [[minthmic7b]]).  


Mintha was a nymph turned into a mint plant by a goddess whom she got in the way of
Equal temperaments with major minthmic chords include {{Optimal ET sequence| 22, 29, 46, 53, 80, 87, 111, 121, 140, 198 and 205 }}.
<ref>''[https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0104%3Aalphabetic+letter%3DM%3Aentry+group%3D26%3Aentry%3Dmintha-bio-1  Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology]'' - William Smith (1849)</ref>
<ref>''[https://web.archive.org/web/20221230130135/http://mythandreligion.upatras.gr/english/__trashed/ Dictionary of Classical Mythology]'' - M.R. Wright (2012)</ref>
<ref>''[https://www.greekboston.com/culture/mythology/minthe All About Minthe – Myth of Greek Mythology]'' - Greek Boston (2024)</ref>
, and major minthmic tempering has the slightly sharp, minty-fresh fifths some people appreciate ([[Margo Schulter]] has expressed great fondness for this comma, for example). Equal temperaments with major minthmic chords include {{Optimal ET sequence| 22, 29, 46, 53, 80, 87, 111, 121, 140, 198 and 205 }}.
 
== Notes ==


[[Category:13-odd-limit chords]]
[[Category:13-odd-limit chords]]