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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... body . Like the Corn Mother of North America , Osiris actually pro- duced the grain from his body - that was what the myths said . He died , but was resurrected , like the corn ; so in essence , he died to feed the people . In Egyptian ...
... body . Like the Corn Mother of North America , Osiris actually pro- duced the grain from his body - that was what the myths said . He died , but was resurrected , like the corn ; so in essence , he died to feed the people . In Egyptian ...
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... body or that the part on the cuy's body that correlates with the part of the patient's body will show some sign of disease . After the completion of this part of the ritual , the healer splits open the cuy's abdomen and uses the inner ...
... body or that the part on the cuy's body that correlates with the part of the patient's body will show some sign of disease . After the completion of this part of the ritual , the healer splits open the cuy's abdomen and uses the inner ...
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... body cavities of mummies , and they carved pictures of them on the interior walls of the pyramids . Onions may have been a staple food among certain social classes ; the laborers who built the pyra- mids are believed to have consumed ...
... body cavities of mummies , and they carved pictures of them on the interior walls of the pyramids . Onions may have been a staple food among certain social classes ; the laborers who built the pyra- mids are believed to have consumed ...
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