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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... moon cakes for. began to practice the ritual consumption of peyote . Like their southern neighbors , these tribes ... moon goddess , Heng O. They recognized that the moon played a crucial role in the seasonal cycle , so they made round ...
... moon cakes for. began to practice the ritual consumption of peyote . Like their southern neighbors , these tribes ... moon goddess , Heng O. They recognized that the moon played a crucial role in the seasonal cycle , so they made round ...
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... moon . The moon goddess ( Hecate ) was believed to subsist on cooked dog flesh and to possess powers of black magic ; due to these beliefs , people in much of the ancient world consumed dog flesh for magi- cal purposes . Ancient ...
... moon . The moon goddess ( Hecate ) was believed to subsist on cooked dog flesh and to possess powers of black magic ; due to these beliefs , people in much of the ancient world consumed dog flesh for magi- cal purposes . Ancient ...
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... moon , which they considered the storehouse of life's waters . Soma , like the moon , was nature's source of fertility and growth . The moon contained the soma , and the moon , as everyone knew , was immortal . The gods consumed soma ...
... moon , which they considered the storehouse of life's waters . Soma , like the moon , was nature's source of fertility and growth . The moon contained the soma , and the moon , as everyone knew , was immortal . The gods consumed soma ...
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