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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... knew that garlic had a reputation for arousing sexual desire - and sexual desire interfered with purity . Most people recognized stimu- lating properties in garlic , but many consid- ered these powers a benefit rather than a vice . In ...
... knew that garlic had a reputation for arousing sexual desire - and sexual desire interfered with purity . Most people recognized stimu- lating properties in garlic , but many consid- ered these powers a benefit rather than a vice . In ...
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... knew that night- shades had a long history steeped in magic and superstition . The poisonous nightshades gave witches the ability to cast evil spells , they heard to stupefy their victims , to put them into deep sleeps , and to drive ...
... knew that night- shades had a long history steeped in magic and superstition . The poisonous nightshades gave witches the ability to cast evil spells , they heard to stupefy their victims , to put them into deep sleeps , and to drive ...
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... knew . The people of the New World grew many different kinds of tomatoes . When their yel- low tomatoes were introduced to Europe , people called them golden apples , linking them to the golden apples of the Hesperides in Greek myth ...
... knew . The people of the New World grew many different kinds of tomatoes . When their yel- low tomatoes were introduced to Europe , people called them golden apples , linking them to the golden apples of the Hesperides in Greek myth ...
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