ambrosia

• My idea of ambrosia, I guess -- ambrosia one inhales Which reminds me. —  F ;SF - vol 086 issue 01 - January 1994
• The yellow sōma-stalks swell in the water of the pressing-vat, as the yellow moon waxes in the sky; the sōma has a magical power of stimulation, and the moon sends forth a mystic liquid influence over the vegetation of the earth, and especially over magic plants; the sōma is an ambrosia drunk by gods and heroes to inspire them to mighty deeds, and the moon is a bowl of ambrosia which is periodically drunk by the gods and therefore wanes month by month. —  Hindu Gods And Heroes Studies in the History of the Religion of India
• Its mud and fog were dear to her; its beef and beer were nectar and ambrosia, after the continental slops and messes; its steady-going, respectable citizens, beautiful in her eyes, and the words 'home' and' comfort' were not an idle mockery here Therefore the old lady joyfully sniffed the smoky air, gazed with tenderness on the grimy houses, and cast herself, metaphorically speaking, into the arms of a stout, ruddy-faced porter, as if at last she had found a man and a brother Nobly did the burly Briton repay her confidence and earn the shilling which in England makes all things possible. —  Shawl-Straps A Second Series of Aunt Jo's Scrap-Bag
• He's quite exaltי_; living on nectar and ambrosia--what he has to spare for us poor crawling things on earth is only a few dry crumbs. —  The Tragic Muse
• I shouldn't be surprised if we found the people of the Love-World living on nectar and ambrosia, and as fizz is our nearest approach to nectar I suppose," said Zaidie, as she gathered up her skirts and stepped daintily down the companion stairs, "if you find anything human, or at least human enough to eat and drink, you'll have a party and give them champagne. —  A Honeymoon in Space

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