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Ichor originates in Greek mythology, where it is the "ethereal fluid" that is the blood of the Greek gods, sometimes said to retain the qualities of the immortals' food and drink, ambrosia and nectar. [2] Ichor is described as toxic to humans, killing them instantly if they came in contact with it.
Achilles wearing his armor. Armor of Achilles, created by Hephaestus and said to be impenetrable. (Greek mythology)Armor of Beowulf, a mail shirt made by Wayland the Smith.(Anglo-Saxon mythology)
References to elephants in musth (whose temporin secretion is often referred to as "ichor") are for example in the Raghuvaṃśa (4th–5th century CE), wher Kalidasa wrote that the king's elephants drip ichor in seven streams to match the scent put forth by the seven-leaved 'sapta-cchada' (= "seven-leaf") tree (perhaps Alstonia scholaris).
Lich is an archaic English word for "corpse"; the gate at the lowest end of the cemetery where the coffin and funerary procession usually entered was commonly referred to as the lich gate.
Fred explains how she realized the little crystals were dried ichor from the bug demon, indicating a connection between it and the severed head. Fred decides she does have a place at Angel Investigations after all, and invites everyone up to her room, where they help her paint the walls.
Martin was so embarrassed after the fight, knots on his nose and knees, that he barely wanted to show his face again. By the end of Saturday night in Vegas, during Round 9, it looked like Spence ...
The bottom line: being able to tell if a fuller, rounder face is a side effect of cortisol isn't something you'd be able to discern just by looking at yourself, per Dr. Alemi—so stop listening ...
Winged "ΤΑΛΩΝ" armed with a stone.Obverse of silver didrachma from Phaistos, Crete (c. 300/280–270 BC) (Cabinet des Médailles, Paris). In Greek mythology, Talos, also spelled Talus (/ ˈ t eɪ l ɒ s /; [1] Greek: Τάλως, Tálōs) or Talon (/ ˈ t eɪ l ɒ n, ən /; Greek: Τάλων, Tálōn), was a man of bronze who protected Crete from pirates and invaders.