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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... gained swiftness ; one who ate a lion gained courage ; one who ate a bear gained strength . By analogy , one who ate a god gained divinity , so people ate consecrated bread that magically became divine flesh . Some groups that practiced ...
... gained swiftness ; one who ate a lion gained courage ; one who ate a bear gained strength . By analogy , one who ate a god gained divinity , so people ate consecrated bread that magically became divine flesh . Some groups that practiced ...
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... gained the power of the horse . Upon the birth of a child , the Patagonian Indians of South America performed a ritual to endow the child with equine qualities . They killed a horse , sliced open its belly , and removed its stomach ...
... gained the power of the horse . Upon the birth of a child , the Patagonian Indians of South America performed a ritual to endow the child with equine qualities . They killed a horse , sliced open its belly , and removed its stomach ...
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... gained eter- nal wisdom . The hero Finn of Irish legend gained his wisdom from water as well . He didn't drink the water but rather ate the Salmon of Knowledge , which had obtained its wisdom from having absorbed the waters of a magic ...
... gained eter- nal wisdom . The hero Finn of Irish legend gained his wisdom from water as well . He didn't drink the water but rather ate the Salmon of Knowledge , which had obtained its wisdom from having absorbed the waters of a magic ...
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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