The Greek Plant World in Myth Art and Literature

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Draws on primary sources such as Homer Herodotus and Plato and on many later works on botany history philology and archaeology to explore how the ancient Greeks perceived and used plants. Considers the landscape cults and myths medicine and magic dyes and textiles food and other uses. Highly illustrated mostly in color. First published in German in 1982 and translated from the third edition. Annotation copyright Book News Inc. Portland Or.