{"product_id":"9781523524396","title":"Mythic Plants","description":"Author: Ellen Zachos\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781523524396\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Workman\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 29 Apr 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 192 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn 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 S\u003ci\u003eong of Achilles\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Life of Trees\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSee the ever-popular Greek myths anew by focusing on the fascinating roles plants play in the stories.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen 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.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn Greek mythology, plants were used for tools, intoxication, warfare, food, medicine, magic, and rituals. Achilles used yarrow (now named after him as \u003ci\u003eAchillea\u003c\/i\u003e) 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.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSome 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.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46372282990750,"sku":"ADS-9781523524396","price":36.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781523524396.jpg?v=1767576920","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781523524396","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}