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സജഷ ഗഗധരൻ ഉതതരഖണഡല ഗഢ‌വൾ പരദശതതൻറ വയതയസതമയ ഒര മഖമണ ഈ പസതകതതലട നമകക പരചയപപടതതനനത. പല കലങങളല സഞചരങങൾകകടയൽ അദദഹ പയ ഇടങങള, പരചയപപടട ആളകള, അവർ പറഞഞ കഥകള ഇരപത മനഹര അധയയങങളയ കറയടടരകകകയണ. ഗഢ‌വൾ ഗരമങങളല ജവത രതകള, അവരട വശവസങങള, തർതഥടന കനദരങങളല 'ഹയമൻ ററചച' ഉളള അനഭവങങള, ഹമലയതതൻറ ഭഗയ കലവസഥയ ഭപരകതയമലല പചചയയ ഈ കറപപകളലട ജവൻ വയകകനന. യതര വവരണ എനന ഗണതതൽ നനന മറ നൽകകനന പതമയളള ഒര വയനനഭവ.

In Greek mythology, plants were used for tools, intoxication, warfare, food, medicine, magic, and rituals. When Prometheus stole fire from the Olympian gods and gave it to mankind, he hid it in a stalk of giant fennel. Ancient Greeks waiting to question the oracles were given cannabis as part of their cleansing rituals. A quince fruit started the Trojan war. The goddess Demeter was so distraught when Hades kidnapped her daughter that she caused winter to blanket the earth, killing all plants.

"Atenție, nelegiuiții pe două roți nu mai sunt la porțile orașului! Sunt chiar printre noi!" Așa ar fi sunat titlul vreunui ziar local din America anilor 1960 după ce Hell’s Angels ar fi dat năvală în oraș, doar ca să se distreze în stilul lor caracteristic: motoare, raiduri, femei, droguri și bere. Mituri, exagerări sau adevăruri îngrozitoare? Prejudecăți sau fapte dovedite? Ziariștii îi adorau pentru că le ofereau subiecte de scandal, iar publicul era fascinat de aerul lor amenințător și, într-un fel, misterios de răzvrătiți și antieroi neînțeleși.

In this unique collection, Literary Witches co-creator Katy Horan unearths the true and fictional stories behind twenty traditional murder ballads, exploring the beauty and horror of the art form through stories, lyrics, and original interpretations. The audiobook includes covers of various folk songs by Okkervil River’s Will Sheff, Marissa Nadler, and Lizzie No.