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name: mandrake plant
image: SS3_freetekno_ancient_greek_arabs_mandrake.PNG
archetype: Freetekno
swag_score: 3
date_added: "2025-01-10"
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# mandrake plant

## Visual Elements

a chunk of root with a bunch of leaves and rounded green fruits extending from the top of it..

## Cultural Context

Mandrake has been surrounded by myth since antiquity, with its human-shaped root believed to scream when pulled from the ground. Its hallucinogenic alkaloids were used in ancient love potions and sleeping draughts.

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## Justification

The root that screams. Mandrake connects ancient occult practice to the collection's broader fascination with plants that humans turned into myth.
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**Archetype:** freetekno
**Ancestor:** [greek](../../../core-lore/ancestors/greek.md), [arabs](../../../core-lore/ancestors/arabs.md)
**Swag Score:** 3
**Date Added:** 2025-01-10