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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... BLOOD AND FLESH People in traditional cultures consumed blood and flesh based on the mythological notion that blood contained life force and soul . This reflected the early belief that a human body had magical properties . Early people ...
... BLOOD AND FLESH People in traditional cultures consumed blood and flesh based on the mythological notion that blood contained life force and soul . This reflected the early belief that a human body had magical properties . Early people ...
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... blood and flesh . ( Library of Congress ) BLUEBERRIES BREAD Bread was perhaps the most important food to. hierarchy of food and drink from these sacri- fices . They considered the heart and blood of a hero more nutritious than that of a ...
... blood and flesh . ( Library of Congress ) BLUEBERRIES BREAD Bread was perhaps the most important food to. hierarchy of food and drink from these sacri- fices . They considered the heart and blood of a hero more nutritious than that of a ...
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... blood of grapes " ; later , for Christians , the blood of grapes came to symbolize the blood of Christ . Grapes and wine permeate Christian symbolism , with bib- lical references to vineyards , grapes , raisins , wine , and vinegar ...
... blood of grapes " ; later , for Christians , the blood of grapes came to symbolize the blood of Christ . Grapes and wine permeate Christian symbolism , with bib- lical references to vineyards , grapes , raisins , wine , and vinegar ...
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