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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... king with the qualities of the mare . Once the ritual was com- pleted , the man gained official authority as king , and like the horse that he had consumed , was thought to have gained the ability to en- sure good harvests . Not long ...
... king with the qualities of the mare . Once the ritual was com- pleted , the man gained official authority as king , and like the horse that he had consumed , was thought to have gained the ability to en- sure good harvests . Not long ...
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... King embodied the notion of power and magic in food plants . The Raspberry King ruled over the berry bushes ; but in order to keep him humble , the Sky God decreed that the king emerge from the bushes for one day every 100 years in the ...
... King embodied the notion of power and magic in food plants . The Raspberry King ruled over the berry bushes ; but in order to keep him humble , the Sky God decreed that the king emerge from the bushes for one day every 100 years in the ...
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... King Cari- bou . Both guarded the game animals and protected the sanctity of nature , and both granted only a certain number of animals to hunters . Sedna , the King Caribou , and similar na- ture spirits validated not only the belief ...
... King Cari- bou . Both guarded the game animals and protected the sanctity of nature , and both granted only a certain number of animals to hunters . Sedna , the King Caribou , and similar na- ture spirits validated not only the belief ...
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