The Gardens of Adonis: Spices in Greek Mythology by Janet Lloyd, Marcel Detienne

The Gardens of Adonis: Spices in Greek Mythology

Janet Lloyd, Marcel Detienne

256 pages first pub 1972 (editions)

nonfiction history religion informative reflective medium-paced
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Rich with implications for the history of sexuality, gender issues, and patterns of Hellenic literary imagining, Marcel Detienne's landmark book recasts long-standing ideas about the fertility myth of Adonis. The author challenges Sir James Frazer...

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