Mythic plants Potions and poisons from the gardens of the gods
Book - 2025
"OUR ENDLESS FASCINATION WITH PLANTS THROUGH THE UNIQUE LENS OF GREEK MYTH. AND VICE VERSA. Enjoy the ever-popular Greek myths anew by focusing on the surprising role plants play in the stories. When Prometheus stole fire from the Olympian gods to give to humans, he hid it in a stalk of giant fennel. Ancient Greeks preparing to commune with the Oracles used cannabis as part of their cleansing rituals. A quince fruit started the Trojan war. Witty, erudite, and filled with timelessly appealing stories that come to life in a new way, Mythic Plants shows how in ancient times plants were used for medicine, intoxication, warfare, food, magic, and rituals. Like the oleander, mandrake, and ivy that were added to wine to create the desired fren...zy among the followers of Dionysus. Beautifully illustrated throughout and including tips throughout for cultivating these meaningful plants in our own gardens"--
| Location | Call Number | Status | |
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| 2nd Floor New Shelf | 615.321/Zachos | (NEW SHELF) | Checked In |
- Subjects
- Genres
- Illustrated works
- Published
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New York :
Workman Publishing
[2025]
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Edition
- First edition
- Physical Description
- xiv, 173 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm
- ISBN
- 9781523524396
- Introduction
- Intoxicants, Grape, Barley, Mandrake, Flying Herbs, Cannabis, Opium Poppy
- It's All in the Dosage, Yarrow, Aconite, Poison, Hemlock, Dittany, Medicinal Herbs, Pennyroyal
- A Culinary Odyssey, Cornelian Cherry, Silphion, Lots, Aphodel, Fig, Acorn
- Shape Shifters, Laurel, Plant Metamorphoses, Mulberry, Pine, Linden, Moly
- Gifts from the Gods, Fennel, Olive, Three Trees, Oak, Ivy, Rose
- Divine Trickery, Apple, Narcissus, Pomegranate, Myrtle
- Love Potions and Libido Killers, Lettuce, Chaste Treem Myrrh, Quince
- Epilogue
- Appendix: Ancient Authors
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author