Mark
Now that you've whetted our appetites,
please dig deep.
Ron H
BUS
----- Original Message -----
From: <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, September 27, 1999 06:46
Subject: Re: Yew trees
> In a message dated 99-09-27 12:37:10 EDT, you write:
>
> << My favorite source for running down various botanical associations in
> Antiquity is Rober Graves' _The Greek Myths_. >>
>
> Most of what I had heard about yew trees being associated with death comes
> from Graves' _White Goddess_. The problem there, unlike the _Greek
Myths_,
> is tracking down his sources. I do recall, however, that I did find a
number
> of links that bear out this yew tree = death theme, but it has been a very
> long time and will require some digging.
>
> mark
>
>
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
|