Picture No | 10018551 |
Date | circa 80 AD |
Description | Dioscorides receives a mandrake root from Euresis. |
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Dioscorides(c. 40 û 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.
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Source | From a 5th century edition of Dioscorides' Materia Medica, (1st century) |
Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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