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That they [the Hittites] thoroughly cherished wine may be seen from the accompanying illustration, which represents one of their deities, who appears to be a compound of Bacchus and Ceres, and aptly illustrative of the two good things of those countries, corn and wine, which, with the olive and honey, made an earthly Paradise for the inhabitants thereof. It shows how much they appreciated wine, when they deified it.

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Drinks of the World
By James Mew and John Ashton
Published in 1898
Available from gutenberg.org

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Thursday 18 November 2021

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Ancients, Drinking, Gods, Mythology

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• Ages and Civilisations / Ancient Civilisations

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