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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... role as goddess of agriculture . India is a land rich in food myths , and food plays a vital role in the religion of the people . Numerous Hindu rituals are centered on food , particularly on the fruits of trees ; Hindus ven- erated ...
... role as goddess of agriculture . India is a land rich in food myths , and food plays a vital role in the religion of the people . Numerous Hindu rituals are centered on food , particularly on the fruits of trees ; Hindus ven- erated ...
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... role in the Eleusinian myth , as did the opposition between concubinage and the marital state . Demeter so hated the mint plant that she con- demned it to sterility , changing it into a fruit- less plant . But as a fragrant herb , mint ...
... role in the Eleusinian myth , as did the opposition between concubinage and the marital state . Demeter so hated the mint plant that she con- demned it to sterility , changing it into a fruit- less plant . But as a fragrant herb , mint ...
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... role in the hunt . In one ritual , an Inuit woman led her husband to the water , lay down on the ice , and remained there while the man pushed off from the ice , turned the boat around , and touched the woman's parka with his weapon ...
... role in the hunt . In one ritual , an Inuit woman led her husband to the water , lay down on the ice , and remained there while the man pushed off from the ice , turned the boat around , and touched the woman's parka with his weapon ...
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