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Ambrosia is very closely related to the gods' other form of sustenance, nectar.The two terms may not have originally been distinguished; [6] though in Homer's poems nectar is usually the drink and ambrosia the food of the gods; it was with ambrosia that Hera "cleansed all defilement from her lovely flesh", [7] and with ambrosia Athena prepared Penelope in her sleep, [8] so that when she ...
Ripe cherimoya fruits Split cherimoya fruit The edible cherimoya fruit is a large, green, conical [ 12 ] or heart-shaped compound fruit, [ 9 ] 10–20 cm (3.9–7.9 in) long, [ 9 ] with diameters of 5–10 cm (2.0–3.9 in), [ 11 ] and skin that gives the appearance of having overlapping scales or knobby warts .
Sycamine tree in the Land of Israel. The sycamine tree (Greek: συκάμινος sykaminοs) [1] is a tree mentioned in both classical Hebrew literature (Isaiah 9:10; [2] Mishnah Demai 1:1, [3] et al.) and in Greek literature.
In Norse mythology, Mímameiðr (Old Norse "Mimi's tree" [1]) is a tree whose branches stretch over every land, is unharmed by fire or metal, bears fruit that assists pregnant women, and upon whose highest bough roosts the cock Víðópnir. Mímameiðr is solely attested in the Old Norse poem Fjölsvinnsmál.
In 2025, the works unbound from copyright cap off the 1920s with literature, characters and more from 1929 entering the public domain.
Odysseus removing his men from the company of the lotus-eaters. In Greek mythology, lotophages or the lotus-eaters (Ancient Greek: λωτοφάγοι, romanized: lōtophágoi) were a race of people living on an island dominated by the lotus tree off of coastal Libya (Island of Djerba), [1] [2] a plant whose botanical identity is uncertain.
Israel and Hamas wrangled on Sunday over the details of a deal to halt fighting in the Gaza Strip and return hostages home, as Palestinian officials said intensified Israeli bombardments had ...
Krispy Kreme's Original Glazed doughnuts will be green on Friday and Saturday, and the doughnut chain is offering customers a free dozen of the Original Glazed doughnuts with the purchase of any ...