Greek Wild Flowers: And Plant Lore in Ancient Greece by Eldwyth Ruth Stearn
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Greek Wild Flowers
Greek Wild Flowers
Summary
This pocket-sized book is a study of over 6000 species of flowers in Greece, in which the author has also studied the place the flowers held in the lives of the Ancient Greeks - in their literature, mythology, religion and art.
Greek Wild Flowers Summary
Table of Contents
Plants and man in Greece; Greek myths; the botany of the Ancients; the Homeric landscape; cults and myths; medicinal and magic plants; the gifts of Demeter; lotus flowers and acanthus leaves; the celestial fields; satyrion and other orchids; introduced plants.
Additional information
GOR011495500
9781871569575
1871569575
Greek Wild Flowers: And Plant Lore in Ancient Greece by Eldwyth Ruth Stearn
Used - Like New
Hardback
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
1993-05-27
252
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The book has been read, but looks new. The book cover has no visible wear, and the dust jacket is included if applicable. No missing or damaged pages, no tears, possible very minimal creasing, no underlining or highlighting of text, and no writing in the margins