ambrosia and nectar
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ambrosia and nectar
ambrosia and nectar, the mythical food and drink of the gods, associated with divine immortality. A mortal who took them became immortal; shed on a corpse they kept it from decay. Various things connected with the gods are described as ambrosial, sometimes with the connotation of ‘sweet-smelling’.
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Olympian
(in Greek Mythology)
La bocc'onde l'asprissime parole solean uscir, madrigal for 5 voices (from Book 2), SV 54
(Classical Work)
Sisyphus
(European mythology)
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