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Mythic Plants
Potions and Poisons from the Gardens of the Gods
Buch von Ellen Zachos
Sprache: Englisch

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In a beautiful, fully illustrated package, this modern, witty take on familiar Greek myths with a focus on the wild and wonderful role plants have played in the stories over centuries is Song of Achilles meets The Secret Life of Trees.

See the ever-popular Greek myths anew by focusing on the fascinating roles plants play in the stories.
When Prometheus stole fire from the Olympian gods and gave it to mankind, he hid it in a stalk of giant fennel. Ancient Greeks waiting to question the oracles were given cannabis as part of their cleansing rituals. A quince fruit started the Trojan war. The goddess Demeter was so distraught when Hades kidnapped her daughter that she caused winter to blanket the earth, killing all plants.

In Greek mythology, plants were used for tools, intoxication, warfare, food, medicine, magic, and rituals. Achilles used yarrow (now named after him as Achillea) to stanch the flow of blood from his soldiers' wounds. (It still works.) Wine was long used by the gods, but there is evidence that other plants -- such as oleander, mandrake, and ivy-- were added to wine to create the frenzy for which Dionysus's followers were well known.

Some of those plants were real and still exist today; some of them are mythological, with powers we can only imagine. This book will focus on how the ancient Greeks used plants in their lives and loves and conquests - focusing particularly on ones we can cultivate today. Includes tips throughout for bringing these ancient plants into your garden.

In a beautiful, fully illustrated package, this modern, witty take on familiar Greek myths with a focus on the wild and wonderful role plants have played in the stories over centuries is Song of Achilles meets The Secret Life of Trees.

See the ever-popular Greek myths anew by focusing on the fascinating roles plants play in the stories.
When Prometheus stole fire from the Olympian gods and gave it to mankind, he hid it in a stalk of giant fennel. Ancient Greeks waiting to question the oracles were given cannabis as part of their cleansing rituals. A quince fruit started the Trojan war. The goddess Demeter was so distraught when Hades kidnapped her daughter that she caused winter to blanket the earth, killing all plants.

In Greek mythology, plants were used for tools, intoxication, warfare, food, medicine, magic, and rituals. Achilles used yarrow (now named after him as Achillea) to stanch the flow of blood from his soldiers' wounds. (It still works.) Wine was long used by the gods, but there is evidence that other plants -- such as oleander, mandrake, and ivy-- were added to wine to create the frenzy for which Dionysus's followers were well known.

Some of those plants were real and still exist today; some of them are mythological, with powers we can only imagine. This book will focus on how the ancient Greeks used plants in their lives and loves and conquests - focusing particularly on ones we can cultivate today. Includes tips throughout for bringing these ancient plants into your garden.

Über den Autor
Ellen Zachos
Inhaltsverzeichnis
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction

Intoxicants
Barley
Cannabis
The Flying Herbs
The Grape
Mandrake
The Poppy


It’s All in the Dosage
Aconite
Dittany
Medicinal herbs
Pennyroyal
Poison Hemlock
Yarrow

A Culinary Odyssey
The Acorn
Asphodel
The Cornelian Cherry
The Fig
The Lotus
Silphion

Shape Shifters
Laurel
The Linden
Moly
The Mulberry
The Pine
Plant Metamorphoses

Gifts of the Gods
Fennel
Ivy
The Rose
The Oak
The Olive
Three Trees

Divine Trickery
The Apple
Myrtle
The Narcissus
The Pomegranate

Love Potions and Libido Killers
The Chaste Tree
Lettuce
Myrrh
The Quince

Epilogue

Appendix – Ancient Authors
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2025
Genre: Importe
Produktart: Nachschlagewerke
Rubrik: Hobby & Freizeit
Thema: Garten & Natur
Medium: Buch
Reihe: Workman Adult
Inhalt: Gebunden
ISBN-13: 9781523524396
ISBN-10: 1523524391
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Zachos, Ellen
Hersteller: Workman Publishing
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Petersen Buchimport GmbH, Vertrieb, Weidestr. 122a, D-22083 Hamburg, gpsr@petersen-buchimport.com
Maße: 207 x 153 x 18 mm
Von/Mit: Ellen Zachos
Erscheinungsdatum: 13.03.2025
Gewicht: 0,472 kg
Artikel-ID: 131335791
Über den Autor
Ellen Zachos
Inhaltsverzeichnis
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction

Intoxicants
Barley
Cannabis
The Flying Herbs
The Grape
Mandrake
The Poppy


It’s All in the Dosage
Aconite
Dittany
Medicinal herbs
Pennyroyal
Poison Hemlock
Yarrow

A Culinary Odyssey
The Acorn
Asphodel
The Cornelian Cherry
The Fig
The Lotus
Silphion

Shape Shifters
Laurel
The Linden
Moly
The Mulberry
The Pine
Plant Metamorphoses

Gifts of the Gods
Fennel
Ivy
The Rose
The Oak
The Olive
Three Trees

Divine Trickery
The Apple
Myrtle
The Narcissus
The Pomegranate

Love Potions and Libido Killers
The Chaste Tree
Lettuce
Myrrh
The Quince

Epilogue

Appendix – Ancient Authors
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2025
Genre: Importe
Produktart: Nachschlagewerke
Rubrik: Hobby & Freizeit
Thema: Garten & Natur
Medium: Buch
Reihe: Workman Adult
Inhalt: Gebunden
ISBN-13: 9781523524396
ISBN-10: 1523524391
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Zachos, Ellen
Hersteller: Workman Publishing
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Petersen Buchimport GmbH, Vertrieb, Weidestr. 122a, D-22083 Hamburg, gpsr@petersen-buchimport.com
Maße: 207 x 153 x 18 mm
Von/Mit: Ellen Zachos
Erscheinungsdatum: 13.03.2025
Gewicht: 0,472 kg
Artikel-ID: 131335791
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