That was what the Greek gods fed on, supposedly the very best of food and drink. But nobody is certain what those foodstuffs were, because not even the ancient authors knew.
It was interchangeable with nectar - either could be a food or a drink. It's composition was unspecified.
Nector is the drink of the gods and Ambrosia is the food of the gods. ;]
they ate ambrosia and drank nectar.Actually it depends on what pantheon you want to know about. The Olympian Gods did eat ambrosia and drink nectar but the Hindu Gods for instance ate and still eat the essence of the offerings made by believers. In many other cases where offerings and/or sacrifice is made to the God or Gods those sacrificed and the offerings being made, comprise the foods consumed by the Gods.
Ambrosia and Nectar are the sacred food of the Greek Gods. It is said to taste like the beholder's favorite food and was only eaten by the Gods and demi-Gods. It was made by the Goddesses Demeter(Goddess of the Fields) and her immortal daughter, Persephone(Goddess of Nature/Plants and Goddess of the Underworld, Hades' wife). If any mortals(humans) take it, they will burn up into nothing but a pile of ashes.
They didn't eat anything to become immortal; they were birn that way. But the ood of the gods was ambrosia and nectar.
Ambrosia Salad originated in the United States. The earliest listed recipes for "Ambrosia Salad" come from the late 19th century.
Ambrosia is the food of the gods.
In Greek mythology, nectar and ambrosia are the food and drink of the gods. Which is which seems to be a matter of debate.
Ambrosia is the food of the Gods...
No. The traditional food of the gods was nectar and ambrosia.
Ambrosia was the food of the Greek Olympian gods. They are not in our chronology.
ambrosia is not a person but a food either of the greek gods or a favored dessert
Nector is the drink of the gods and Ambrosia is the food of the gods. ;]
Ambrosia is often described as the drink of the gods in Greek mythology. It is said to impart immortality to whoever consumes it.
Ambrosia
Ambrosia and nectar.
Ambrosia. Nectar was their drink.
Ambrosia, it was the food of the gods.