Dioscorides receives a mandrake root from Euresis
Dioscorides(c. 40 - 90 AD), Greek naturalist, receives a mandrake root from Euresis, goddess of Discovery, but the dog who actually pulled it out of the ground dies in consequence
Picture No
13837758
Media ID
45760371
Size
3802px x 3987px
(2.1MB)
Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
From a 5th century edition of Dioscorides' Materia Medica, (1st century)
Date
circa 80 AD
