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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... ground . In ancient times , many cultures had agri- cultural myths affirming a belief in resurrec- tion . Barley , one of the oldest grains , became a symbol not only of resurrection but also of the mythological dying and rising god or ...
... ground . In ancient times , many cultures had agri- cultural myths affirming a belief in resurrec- tion . Barley , one of the oldest grains , became a symbol not only of resurrection but also of the mythological dying and rising god or ...
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... ground first , then it sprouted , as humans did when they learned to walk upright . The people who ate the grain at the harvest festivals propelled themselves forward by moving from a hunting and gath- ering culture to a farming one ...
... ground first , then it sprouted , as humans did when they learned to walk upright . The people who ate the grain at the harvest festivals propelled themselves forward by moving from a hunting and gath- ering culture to a farming one ...
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... ground with his trident , and a horse sprang up on the spot . ( In some versions of this myth he produced a saltwater spring in this manner . ) Athena struck the ground with her spear , and an olive tree grew . The olive , the gods ...
... ground with his trident , and a horse sprang up on the spot . ( In some versions of this myth he produced a saltwater spring in this manner . ) Athena struck the ground with her spear , and an olive tree grew . The olive , the gods ...
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