Ambrosia

Ambrosia Ambrosia Mythical food of the Greek gods For other uses, see Ambrosia (disambiguation). In the ancient Greek myths, ambrosia (/æmˈbroʊziə, -ʒə/, Ancient Greek: ἀμβροσία 'immortality') is the food or drink of the Greek gods,[1] and is often depicted as conferring longevity or immortality upon whoever consumed it.[2] It was brought to the gods in Olympus by doves and served either by Hebe or by Ganymede at the heavenly feast.[3][4] The Food of the Gods on Olympus (1530), majolica dish attributed to Nicola da Urbino Ancient art sometimes depicted ambrosia as distributed by the nymph named Ambrosia, a nurse of Dionysus.[5] Definition Ambrosia is very closely related to the gods' other form of sustenance, nectar. The two terms may not…

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