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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... NUTS Betel nuts come from the areca palm tree , considered by Hindus one of the most sacred of plants . Areca palms are native not only to India but also to Malaysia , Ceylon , the Phil- ippines , and the Melanesian islands , where their ...
... NUTS Betel nuts come from the areca palm tree , considered by Hindus one of the most sacred of plants . Areca palms are native not only to India but also to Malaysia , Ceylon , the Phil- ippines , and the Melanesian islands , where their ...
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... nuts , and seeds and nuts of other kinds . North America and South America both have rich supplies of native nuts , and before a fungal disease im- ported from Europe destroyed most of them in the 1930s , chestnuts were one of the most ...
... nuts , and seeds and nuts of other kinds . North America and South America both have rich supplies of native nuts , and before a fungal disease im- ported from Europe destroyed most of them in the 1930s , chestnuts were one of the most ...
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... nuts divine sustenance , and the Muslims in Africa view cola nuts in much the same way . Some Hindu Indians believe a snake god - the brother of Vasuki , king of all the snakes gave them betel nuts ; West African Muslims believe the ...
... nuts divine sustenance , and the Muslims in Africa view cola nuts in much the same way . Some Hindu Indians believe a snake god - the brother of Vasuki , king of all the snakes gave them betel nuts ; West African Muslims believe the ...
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