Description:Excerpt from Agricultural Libraries Information Notes, Vol. 11: September 1985Myth-the peony, according to legend and Greek mythology, was nahed for Paeon, physician to the gods, who knew all the medicines. Paeon, the first to have used the peony as medicine, was said to have cured Pluto of a wound inflicted by Hercules during the Trojan war and was also credited with healing Nhrs of a wound with his powerful herb. These successes aroused the jealousy and envy of his teacher, Aesculapius, and so he plotted Paeon's death. Men Pluto heard of the plot he saved the physician from the fate of mortals by changing him into the plant that had been used in his cure. The plant has ever since borne Paeon's name.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Agricultural Libraries Information Notes, Vol. 11: September 1985 (Classic Reprint). To get started finding Agricultural Libraries Information Notes, Vol. 11: September 1985 (Classic Reprint), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
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Agricultural Libraries Information Notes, Vol. 11: September 1985 (Classic Reprint)
Description: Excerpt from Agricultural Libraries Information Notes, Vol. 11: September 1985Myth-the peony, according to legend and Greek mythology, was nahed for Paeon, physician to the gods, who knew all the medicines. Paeon, the first to have used the peony as medicine, was said to have cured Pluto of a wound inflicted by Hercules during the Trojan war and was also credited with healing Nhrs of a wound with his powerful herb. These successes aroused the jealousy and envy of his teacher, Aesculapius, and so he plotted Paeon's death. Men Pluto heard of the plot he saved the physician from the fate of mortals by changing him into the plant that had been used in his cure. The plant has ever since borne Paeon's name.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Agricultural Libraries Information Notes, Vol. 11: September 1985 (Classic Reprint). To get started finding Agricultural Libraries Information Notes, Vol. 11: September 1985 (Classic Reprint), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.