Mythic Plants
Potions and Poisons from the Gardens of the Gods
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By Ellen Zachos
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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.
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.
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- On Sale
- Feb 25, 2025
- Page Count
- 192 pages
- Publisher
- Workman Publishing Company
- ISBN-13
- 9781523524396
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