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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... cultures that baked . Because bread making involved grain , which died and was resurrected with the seasons , bread came to symbolize life , regeneration , and the cyclical nature of existence . ( Library of Congress ) BREADFRUIT ...
... cultures that baked . Because bread making involved grain , which died and was resurrected with the seasons , bread came to symbolize life , regeneration , and the cyclical nature of existence . ( Library of Congress ) BREADFRUIT ...
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... cultures believed corn deities controlled fertility , some cultures made these deities male instead of female . The Hindu god Indra and the Norse god Thor both presided over corn . They controlled the heavens , but they energized the ...
... cultures believed corn deities controlled fertility , some cultures made these deities male instead of female . The Hindu god Indra and the Norse god Thor both presided over corn . They controlled the heavens , but they energized the ...
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... culture : The sanctity of fish to some early Egyptians is certain , but fish clearly provided food for many others . Fishing cultures around the globe that re- lied on the sea to provide food associated the sea , and the fish , with ...
... culture : The sanctity of fish to some early Egyptians is certain , but fish clearly provided food for many others . Fishing cultures around the globe that re- lied on the sea to provide food associated the sea , and the fish , with ...
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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