Ambrosia in Homer's poems nectar is usually the drink and ambrosia the food of the gods; it was with ambrosia Hera "cleansed all defilement from her lovely flesh", and with ambrosia Athena prepared Penelope in her sleep, so that when she appeared for the final time before her suitors, the effects of years had been stripped away, and they were inflamed with passion at the sight of her. On the other hand, in Alcman, nectar is the food, and in Sappho and Anaxandrides, ambrosia is the drink. A character in Aristophanes' "Knights" says, "I dreamed the goddess poured ambrosia over your
The Food of the Gods and How It Came to Earth all. A more dynamic and dramatic version, "told in the mighty Marvel manner," was found in "Marvel Classics Comics" No. 22 (1977). Writer Doug Moench greatly improved on the "Classics Illustrated" script while Sonny Trinidad produced new artwork. "Deadly Muffins" in "Secrets of Sinister House" No. 13 (DC Comics, 1973) is an uncredited version of the story written by John Albano and drawn by Alfredo Alcala. The Food of the Gods and How It Came to Earth The Food of the Gods and How It Came to Earth is a science fiction novel by H. G. Wells, first published in