Telling Tales in Nature Series
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Myths rooted in plants are very common, and Greek mythology has its fair share. Despite the Greek Underworld being a place for the dead, there are a number of plants that are associated with the place in ancient imagination. This little book explores four particular plants that are found in the Greek Underworld: pomegranate, mint, asphodel, and white poplar. In each chapter, there is some information about the plant itself, followed by the story in which the plant features.
In each case, the story is retold from the perspective of the spirit of the plant. Greek and Roman authors often wrote of nymphs, a form of nature spirit connected to a particular type of plant, or in some cases, a single plant. The characters are intended to be the voices of such nymphs. The chapter finishes with a few brief notes about sources for the stories.
You can order the book in paperback or kindle here.
"Over these centuries many dreams have flocked under my leaves".
Take a journey through ancient forests with four beautiful trees from Greek mythology: walnut, elm, holm oak, and black poplar. In each chapter, the voice of a hamadryad nymph, whose life was said to be tied to an individual tree, tells her tale, alongside vivid illustrations and botanical details. This is the second book in our 'Telling Tales in Nature' series.
In each case, the story is retold from the perspective of the spirit of the plant. Greek and Roman authors often wrote of nymphs, a form of nature spirit connected to a particular type of plant, or in some cases, a single plant. The characters are intended to be the voices of such nymphs. The chapter finishes with a few brief notes about sources for the stories.
You can order the book in paperback or kindle here.
“An apple tree!” It was the first time I heard my name, and the name of the fruit I grow and bear each year. The sound itself feels scrumptious, delicious, something you want to bite into.
This little book explores four beautiful fruit trees that are found in Greek mythology: apple, fig, grape and olive. In each chapter, there is an introduction to the plant, followed by a story in which it forms a key part. The characters in these tales are the voices of four 'hamadryad' nymph sisters, whose lives were said to be tied to an individual tree. This is the third book in our 'Telling Tales in Nature' series, and introduces the remaining four sisters to those met in 'Forest Tales'.
In each case, the story is retold from the perspective of the spirit of the plant. Greek and Roman authors often wrote of nymphs, a form of nature spirit connected to a particular type of plant, or in some cases, a single plant. The characters are intended to be the voices of such nymphs. The chapter finishes with a few brief notes about sources for the stories.
You can order the book in paperback or kindle here.
Meadow Tales is the fourth book in our Telling Tales in Nature series.In Meadow Tales, the flowers that grow in our gardens, fields and parks, tell their stories from Greek mythology. We hear from the poppy, heliotrope, crocus and violet. As with the first three books in the series, each chapter has an introduction on the plant, with botanical drawing, followed by a retelling of the myth of the flower. It finishes with some brief notes on the sources for the myths and explanations of the retellings.
A Compendium of all four books in the Telling Tales in Nature series can be ordered in hardback and paperback here.
