El díkairon en la obra Indika de Ctesias de Cnido. Propuesta de identificación.

Authors

  • Daniel Becerra Romero U.N.E.D.- Las Palmas.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3989/emerita.2007.v75.i2.194

Keywords:

betel, travels literature, toxicology, India

Abstract


The exotic image we have always had from the East has influenced by the descriptions the people made, in the beliefs about their traditions and in their stories about fantastic beings. Stories that, although in some cases, are mere non-existent fables but in others, have a real base. We are going to examine their origin and the functionality of mysterious díkairon that it should go beyond the simple poison that we read of in the classic sources.

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Published

2007-12-30

How to Cite

Becerra Romero, D. (2007). El díkairon en la obra Indika de Ctesias de Cnido. Propuesta de identificación. Emerita, 75(2), 255–272. https://doi.org/10.3989/emerita.2007.v75.i2.194

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