Ambrosia Ambrosia In the ancient Greek myths, ambrosia (, ) is sometimes the food or drink of the Greek gods, often depicted as conferring longevity or immortality upon whoever consumed it. It was brought to the gods in Olympus by doves. "Ambrosia" is sometimes depicted in ancient art as distributed by a nymph labeled with that name. In the myth of Lycurgus, an opponent to the wine god Dionysus, violence committed against Ambrosia turns her into a grapevine. Ambrosia is very closely related to the gods' other form of sustenance, "nectar". The two terms may not have originally been distinguished; though
Chosen of the Gods Chosen of the Gods Chosen of the Gods is a fantasy novel set in the "Dragonlance" campaign series, and is the first of a trilogy about the Kingpriest of Istar, Beldinas Pilofiro. "Chosen of the Gods" is set in Istar during the reign of Symeon IV, Kurnos the Ursurper, and Beldinas Pilofiro. Cathan is called back to his house to discover that his brother has died of the Longosai, a plague, and that he and Wentha are the only remaining members of their clan. Having prayed to Paladine every day to heal his brother, he rips down the symbol of