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
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