title: How to Mellify a Corpse: And Other Human Stories of Ancient Science & Superstition
author:  Vicki Leon 
description: In this delightful follow-up to IX to V, her entertaining look at work in the ancient world, Len explores the tangled webs of science and superstition in Greek, Roman, Egyptian, and other ancient societies. With her characteristic deadpan humor, verve, and wit, she brings to life the practices of ordinary folks as they sought practical ways to avoid the evil eye, battle stronger enemies, and understand strange and marvelous astronomical events. Copulating during a strong north wind and ingesting magical potions were believed to guarantee a male child. Greeks and Romans placed gouty limbs on electric eels in order to ease their pain. Scythian warriors dipped their arrows in snake venom, human blood, and feces to ensure their targets would die a slow and gruesome death. Many ancient cultures touted the antiseptic properties of honey, using honey-soaked bandages to bind wounds. Many Greeks attributed the visions of soothsayers and diviners to "mad honey" made from the nectar of laurel and oleander plants. Lens rollicking tour helps us see that the daily lives and worries of the ancients were not far removed from our own. <br />Copyright  Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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  Courting Rituals
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Celia Crown
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Copyright © 2019 by Celia Crown
  
  
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  Contents
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Courting Rituals](part0000_split_000.html#_Toc16927037)
  
  
  [Chapter One](part0000_split_000.html#_Toc16927038)
  
  
  [Chapter Two](part0000_split_000.html#_Toc16927039)
  
  
  [Chapter Three](part0000_split_0