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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... named Lao Khan - van found it again . But once again ginseng fled even farther north , into the inaccessible parts of the mountains . Ginseng spirits habitually retreated from their captors , just as ginseng roots often hid deep within ...
... named Lao Khan - van found it again . But once again ginseng fled even farther north , into the inaccessible parts of the mountains . Ginseng spirits habitually retreated from their captors , just as ginseng roots often hid deep within ...
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... named for . The gods de- cided it should be named after whomever gave human beings the best gift . Poseidon gave humans the horse . He struck the ground with his trident , and a horse sprang up on the spot . ( In some versions of this ...
... named for . The gods de- cided it should be named after whomever gave human beings the best gift . Poseidon gave humans the horse . He struck the ground with his trident , and a horse sprang up on the spot . ( In some versions of this ...
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... named Vishvamitra created sugarcane as food in a temporary para- dise located between heaven and earth . A young prince named Trishanku had asked Vishvamitra to send him to heaven while he was still alive , andVishvamitra granted his ...
... named Vishvamitra created sugarcane as food in a temporary para- dise located between heaven and earth . A young prince named Trishanku had asked Vishvamitra to send him to heaven while he was still alive , andVishvamitra granted his ...
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