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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... thought seem to give up their spirit to feed others . When people read the myths and gain a true understanding of the thought processes behind them , they begin to think of plants and animals not simply as foods but as power- ful ...
... thought seem to give up their spirit to feed others . When people read the myths and gain a true understanding of the thought processes behind them , they begin to think of plants and animals not simply as foods but as power- ful ...
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... thought eating beans would cloud their vision ; Hippocrates thought that eating them would weaken the eyesight . Both the fava bean of the classical world and the urd bean of India suffered poor reputations in part because of their ...
... thought eating beans would cloud their vision ; Hippocrates thought that eating them would weaken the eyesight . Both the fava bean of the classical world and the urd bean of India suffered poor reputations in part because of their ...
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... thought the " pineapples " they found when they arrived in South America re- sembled the pinecones that grew on the large stone pines of southern Europe . Pineapples and pinecones have nothing in common botanically , yet their ...
... thought the " pineapples " they found when they arrived in South America re- sembled the pinecones that grew on the large stone pines of southern Europe . Pineapples and pinecones have nothing in common botanically , yet their ...
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