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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... pear , was shaped like a pear , and the Maya and the Aztec peoples saw it as a symbol of the human heart . The Aztecs also likened avocados to testicles . A myth from South America explains the growth of avocado trees throughout the for ...
... pear , was shaped like a pear , and the Maya and the Aztec peoples saw it as a symbol of the human heart . The Aztecs also likened avocados to testicles . A myth from South America explains the growth of avocado trees throughout the for ...
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... pear cactus , they must pluck a hair from their heads to keep from destroying the plant when they take its fruits . This type of legend typifies many of the be- liefs surrounding wild plant foods . Native Americans so depended on the ...
... pear cactus , they must pluck a hair from their heads to keep from destroying the plant when they take its fruits . This type of legend typifies many of the be- liefs surrounding wild plant foods . Native Americans so depended on the ...
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... pear in a forest of bright colors , they believed that fire had destroyed her , and they turned away and left the old grandmother alone . This " fire " was nothing more than the maple trees ' autumn foliage . Because the trees saved the ...
... pear in a forest of bright colors , they believed that fire had destroyed her , and they turned away and left the old grandmother alone . This " fire " was nothing more than the maple trees ' autumn foliage . Because the trees saved the ...
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