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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... turned her into the chicory flower . The chicory flower always turned toward the sun , following the sun god every day on his path . ( Folkard 1892 ; Mold- enke and Moldenke 1952 ; Skinner n.d. ) See also Goat , Lamb , and Ram ; Herbs ...
... turned her into the chicory flower . The chicory flower always turned toward the sun , following the sun god every day on his path . ( Folkard 1892 ; Mold- enke and Moldenke 1952 ; Skinner n.d. ) See also Goat , Lamb , and Ram ; Herbs ...
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... turned him into a ginseng spirit as well . The two ginseng spir- its then retreated together , farther and farther into the forest , until the wicked uncle , bent on capturing them , died of exhaustion . ( Heffern 1974 ; Kimmins 1977 ...
... turned him into a ginseng spirit as well . The two ginseng spir- its then retreated together , farther and farther into the forest , until the wicked uncle , bent on capturing them , died of exhaustion . ( Heffern 1974 ; Kimmins 1977 ...
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... turned the water bitter , like the bitter juice of the gourd . Before this event , the legend said , the seawater was fresh and sweet , and Iaia and his son used to fish in the water . But primarily Iaia's story deals with the gourd of ...
... turned the water bitter , like the bitter juice of the gourd . Before this event , the legend said , the seawater was fresh and sweet , and Iaia and his son used to fish in the water . But primarily Iaia's story deals with the gourd of ...
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