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Ceres

In the old warrior culture, even the king lived temperately at small expense, drinking fermented grain instead of mead

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Also there are other springs. (Gesta Danorum (Books I-IX), The Danish History, > Books I-Ix > Preface.)

In the old warrior culture, even the king lived temperately at small expense, drinking fermented grain instead of mead (Gesta Danorum (Books I-IX), The Danish History, > Book Six.)

Gesta Danorum (Books I-IX)

  • attestation: Also there are other springs. (The Danish History, > Books I-Ix > Preface.)

    "Also there are other springs, whose gushing waters are said to resemble the quality of the bowl of Ceres."

  • attestation: In the old warrior culture, even the king lived temperately at small expense, drinking fermented grain instead of mead (The Danish History, > Book Six.)

    "Scorning to look at the mead, he drank the fermented juice of Ceres; he shrank not from the use of undercooked meats, and hated the roast."