Illustration of Coral and Goddess Thalassa from Ancient Medi
Miniature of a coral from the Carmen de viribus herbarum, a didactic poem about medicinal plants in the Viennese Dioscorides, c. 512. Corals were considered plants in ancient times. The figure on the right is the goddess Thalassa, the personification of the sea
Picture No
14028352
Media ID
47826272
Size
2760px x 3351px
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Credit
© Science Source / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Science Source
Date
circa 512
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