Food of the gods. Ambrosia

Motif

Food of the gods. Ambrosia.

Mythological motifs. · Gods. · The gods in general. · Daily life of the gods. · view the constellation · filed as A153

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

Scholars’ trail — 6references

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

HinduKeith 106, Tawney I 425, 478
IndiaThompson-Balys
GreekRoscher I 280. – Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 67
Icel.MacCulloch Eddic 313
Irish mythCross.
general Smith Dragon 188

Within the index

Filed under Daily life of the gods.

9 finer motifs beneath it

Theft of ambrosia. Food of the gods stolen Magic food gives immortality to gods Banquets of the gods Magic food rejuvenates the gods Food of gods: meat of "cow of plenty"Why gods only accept blood God's preference for cooked food Cannibal gods. (Cf. G11.)Gods nourished by air

Filed beside it

Home of the gods. Elysium, Avalon, earthly paradise God's throne Drink of the gods Animals of the gods. (Cf. A136.)Precious properties of the gods Weapons of the gods Clothing of gods Daily life of the gods – miscellaneous

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