and cultural heritage studies at Durham University

como Fire Island (Isla de fuego) de Adger Cowans y Portrait of Mai (“Omai”) (Retrato de Mai “Omai”) de Joshua Reynolds

88 color 
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Edited with a new introduction

Mythic Plants: Potions and Poisons from the Gardens of the Gods keyrings and cultural heritage studies atIn this beautifully illustrated book thats Song of Achilles meets Secret Life of Trees, readers will discover the plants cultivated by the Greek Godsmany of which can still be experimented with todayfor a myriad of uses. In Greek mythology, plants were used for tools, intoxication, warfare, food, medicine, magic, and rituals. When Prometheus stole fire from the Olympian gods and gave it to mankind, he hid it in a stalk of giant fennel. Ancient Greeks