Mythic Plants: Potions and Poisons from the Gardens of the Gods

This is a captivatingly illustrated book that explores the plants of the Greek gods, profiling their qualities and attributes as well as detailing their practical and witchy uses. Throughout Greek folklore and myth, there are references to many plants for the uses of mortals and divinity—sometimes as subtly as hiding the first fire for humanity in a sprig of fennel and sometimes quite explicitly as the pomegranates in Hades and the aftermath. While this principally details the plants that show up in this ancient culture, it also gives some gardening advice on brining these plants to life in the comfort of your own home plot!