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... pharmaka ( plural ; the singular is pharmakon ) . This , the term from which our own word ' pharmacy ' is derived , signified in the first instance drugs or poisons , and at some point it came to acquire a more general meaning of ...
... pharmaka ( plural ; the singular is pharmakon ) . This , the term from which our own word ' pharmacy ' is derived , signified in the first instance drugs or poisons , and at some point it came to acquire a more general meaning of ...
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... ( pharmaka ) that will enable her to cure his infertility . Then she gives Glauce , her rival for Jason's love , a wedding dress which she has impregnated with other drugs ( pharmaka , again ) . When Glauce tries it on , it bursts into ...
... ( pharmaka ) that will enable her to cure his infertility . Then she gives Glauce , her rival for Jason's love , a wedding dress which she has impregnated with other drugs ( pharmaka , again ) . When Glauce tries it on , it bursts into ...
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... pharmaka 7 , 15 , 23 , 26 , 29 , 31-3 , 135-6 ; see also drugs , poison , roots pharmakeus 3 , 22 ; see also sorcerers pharmakeutria 26 , 39 ; see also witches pharmakis 2 , 22 , 26-7 , 90 ; see also witches Pherae 157 Pherecrates 22 ...
... pharmaka 7 , 15 , 23 , 26 , 29 , 31-3 , 135-6 ; see also drugs , poison , roots pharmakeus 3 , 22 ; see also sorcerers pharmakeutria 26 , 39 ; see also witches pharmakis 2 , 22 , 26-7 , 90 ; see also witches Pherae 157 Pherecrates 22 ...
Contents
the Witches of the Latin Tradition | 39 |
the Sorcerers of the Imperial | 77 |
Grimoires Amulets and Curse Tablets | 115 |
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