Mythic Plants

<P><B>In 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<I>S</I><I>ong of Achilles</I> meets <I>The Secret Life of Trees</I>.</B><BR/><BR/> See the ever-popular Greek myths anew by focusing on the fascinating roles plants play in the stories. </P> 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.<BR/><BR/> In Greek mythology, plants were used for tools, intoxication, warfare, food, medicine, magic, and rituals. Achilles used yarrow (now named after him as <I>Achillea</I>) to stanch the flow of blood from his soldi