Nectar and Ambrosia: An Encyclopedia of Food in World MythologyBloomsbury Academic, 26. 10. 2000. - 285 страница A publishing first, Nectar and Ambrosia presents an encyclopedic treatment of the magic properties and uses of food by mortals and immortals alike, from the pages of myth and legend. |
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... apples that sang , apples that nourished people for long periods of time , and apples whose aroma alone provided sustenance . In Arabian myth , Prince Ahmed of the Arabian Nights had apples that cured every known human disorder . In ...
... apples that sang , apples that nourished people for long periods of time , and apples whose aroma alone provided sustenance . In Arabian myth , Prince Ahmed of the Arabian Nights had apples that cured every known human disorder . In ...
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... apples in the myths . In a Polish leg- end , a hawk , rather than a dragon or a ser- pent , guarded the apples . In this story the apples grew on a tree at the entrance to a golden castle on a mountain of ice that seemed impossible to ...
... apples in the myths . In a Polish leg- end , a hawk , rather than a dragon or a ser- pent , guarded the apples . In this story the apples grew on a tree at the entrance to a golden castle on a mountain of ice that seemed impossible to ...
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... apples , linking them to the golden apples of the Hesperides in Greek myth - the fruits that bestowed eter- nal life and granted fertility . Perhaps for this reason , tomatoes gained a reputation in the Old World as an aphrodisiac . The ...
... apples , linking them to the golden apples of the Hesperides in Greek myth - the fruits that bestowed eter- nal life and granted fertility . Perhaps for this reason , tomatoes gained a reputation in the Old World as an aphrodisiac . The ...
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Africa Ainu amaranth ambrosia America ancient animals aphrodisiac apples Ayahuasca Aztecs banana barley beans beer believed berries betel nuts beverage blood bread breadfruit buffalo cakes ceremonies chicha Chinese citron coca cola nuts connected considered consumed corn crop cultivated cultures dead death deities Demeter demons Dionysus divine dogs drink early earth eggs Egyptians Elderberries evil feast fertility fish flesh flowers fruit garlic gave ginseng goat goddess gods gourds grain grapes Greek myth grew harvest heaven herbs Hindus honey human immortality India Japanese kava killed land legend lived lotus magic maize mandrake Maya mead meat milk millet moon mother mushrooms mythmakers Native Americans offered Osiris peach Persephone pigs pine plant pomegranate Pulque quinoa radish Ratsch rice rituals sacred sacrifice seeds sesame Simoons soma soul spices spirits sugarcane symbol thornapple Toussaint-Samat 1992 tree Tulasi turmeric underworld Vishnu wine woman worship yams