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
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