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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... spices with the fiery power of the sun . In Greek legend , spice collectors gathered cin- namon from the nests of the gigantic spice bird or phoenix , the legendary bird that burned itself up , then arose , renewed , from its ashes . To ...
... spices with the fiery power of the sun . In Greek legend , spice collectors gathered cin- namon from the nests of the gigantic spice bird or phoenix , the legendary bird that burned itself up , then arose , renewed , from its ashes . To ...
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... Spices GINGER Ginger , like cinnamon , cloves , and other aro- matic spices , conjures up images of paradise . Fragrant smells help define the gods ' nature ; and ginger , fiery and pungent , evoked images of the mysterious Orient , the ...
... Spices GINGER Ginger , like cinnamon , cloves , and other aro- matic spices , conjures up images of paradise . Fragrant smells help define the gods ' nature ; and ginger , fiery and pungent , evoked images of the mysterious Orient , the ...
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... spices wafted straight up to heaven . The scent was believed to purify decaying flesh . The gods deserved spices as sacrifices , it was said , while humans had to rely on flesh and blood . Unlike flesh and blood , spices were ...
... spices wafted straight up to heaven . The scent was believed to purify decaying flesh . The gods deserved spices as sacrifices , it was said , while humans had to rely on flesh and blood . Unlike flesh and blood , spices were ...
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