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Beans at bedtime? How to dream well

May 8, 2017January 22, 2019 fluff35

Why did Pythagoras advise against beans at bedtime? and what do dreams mean?

Tagged Artemidorus, Asclepius, Athene, blood, Cicero, dates, dreams, endometriosis, gods, Hippocrates, Minerva, Neptune, Pythagoras, sleep1 Comment

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