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 Unknown Gods The Unknown Gods The Unknown Gods is a supplement for fantasy role-playing games published by Judges Guild in 1980. "The Unknown Gods" is a supplement briefly describing 83 gods and deities, all illustrated by Paul Jaquays. "The Unknown Gods" is a compendium of original deities not specifically drawn from real mythologies. Each god or goddess is set up as per "Deities and Demigods", with the addition of a disposition chart. "The Unknown Gods" was written by Bob Bledsaw, Mark Holmer, Paul Jaquays, and Mike Petrowsky, and was published by Judges Guild in 1980 as a 48-page book. TSR opted not