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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... tree the most intelligent tree of all , and throughout the ancient world , people revered it as the Tree of Life and Knowledge . Because the fig tree grew abundantly in much of the Old World , the fig was one of the most widely revered ...
... tree the most intelligent tree of all , and throughout the ancient world , people revered it as the Tree of Life and Knowledge . Because the fig tree grew abundantly in much of the Old World , the fig was one of the most widely revered ...
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... trees of the world . Pious Hindus and Buddhists revere the tree , believing that it housed their most venerated gods . ( Alinari / Art Resource , NY ) FLOWERS A London chef plucks petals from a large flower. revered both the pipal tree ...
... trees of the world . Pious Hindus and Buddhists revere the tree , believing that it housed their most venerated gods . ( Alinari / Art Resource , NY ) FLOWERS A London chef plucks petals from a large flower. revered both the pipal tree ...
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... trees , and in the lore of Australia the Yara - ma - yha - who , an odd little red man who lived in the fig tree , pounced on chil- dren and swallowed them whole . People of many cultures considered their fig trees wish- ing trees . The ...
... trees , and in the lore of Australia the Yara - ma - yha - who , an odd little red man who lived in the fig tree , pounced on chil- dren and swallowed them whole . People of many cultures considered their fig trees wish- ing trees . The ...
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