Mythic Plants by Ellen Zachos
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https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/126777 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mythic Plants Author: Ellen Zachos Narrator: Ellen Zachos Format: mp3 Length: 4 hrs and 56 mins Release date: 05-06-25 Ratings: Not rated yet Genres: Greece Publisher's Summary: 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 waiting to question the oracles were given cannabis as part of their cleansing rituals. A quince fruit started the Trojan war. The goddess Demeter was so distraught when Hades kidnapped her daughter that she caused winter to blanket the earth, killing all plants.
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