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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... wine maker , and ancient papyri show his shrines decorated with grapes and vines . Much of the symbolism of grapes has to do with their use in making wine . Because red wine resembles blood , grapes came to sym- bolize blood sacrifice ...
... wine maker , and ancient papyri show his shrines decorated with grapes and vines . Much of the symbolism of grapes has to do with their use in making wine . Because red wine resembles blood , grapes came to sym- bolize blood sacrifice ...
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... wine was created for the purpose of es- tablishing communication between humans and gods . The practice of wine making predates re- corded history , and most likely originated when people who had stored their grapes a long time ...
... wine was created for the purpose of es- tablishing communication between humans and gods . The practice of wine making predates re- corded history , and most likely originated when people who had stored their grapes a long time ...
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... wine . So they cre- ated a god to embody the magic . To early people , wine seemed like a living being who progressed from one stage to another , and changed in the process , gaining divine prop- erties . The imbiber of wine , and in ...
... wine . So they cre- ated a god to embody the magic . To early people , wine seemed like a living being who progressed from one stage to another , and changed in the process , gaining divine prop- erties . The imbiber of wine , and in ...
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