Telling Tales in Nature: Underworld Tales

Written by Dr Lorna Robinson

Featuring illustrations and cover by Lydia Hall.

"This little book explores four particular plants that are found in the Greek Underworld: pomegranate, mint, asphodel, and white poplar. In each chapter, there is an introduction to the plant, followed by a the story in which the plant features. In each case, the story is told from the perspective of the spirit of the plant. Greek and Roman authors often wrote of nymphs, a form of nature spirit connected to a particular type of plant, or in some cases, a single plant. The characters in these four tales are the voices of such nymphs."