{"product_id":"mythic-plants-ellen-zachos-9781523524396","title":"Mythic Plants: Potions and Poisons from the Gardens of the Gods","description":"\u003cp\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 \u003ci\u003eS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eong of Achilles\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Life of Trees\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e See the ever-popular Greek myths anew by focusing on the fascinating roles plants play in the stories.  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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In 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 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ellen Zachos\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1523524391\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781523524396\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Workman Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/25\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 6.25w x 0.77d","brand":"Ellen Zachos","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46136220647679,"sku":"9781523524396","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f129645b-4b0c-4355-b6a6-7d4c054c4dcd.jpg?v=1726416039","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mythic-plants-ellen-zachos-9781523524396","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}