ambrosia
Olympian gods' cuisine
Ambrosia is the food of the gods in Greek mythology, conferring immortality on those who consume it.
By extension, anything exceptionally delicious or fragrant may be called ambrosia: This chocolate cake is pure ambrosia.
In American cuisine, ambrosia is a sweet fruit salad made with canned fruit, marshmallows, coconut, and whipped cream—a staple at potlucks and holiday meals.
The word also names a genus of plants including ragweed, whose pollen causes widespread allergic misery. (Capitalized Ambrosia is the plant genus.)
Sacred Greek mountain
- ZeusGreek sky god
- HeraOlympian marriage deity
- nectarFloral sugar water
- godsSupernatural beings worshipped
goddesses · immortality · divine · pantheon · Mount Olympus · Greek · deities · Apollo
Bodily cells, excluding gametes
- mannaMiraculous sustenance from heaven
- golden appleLegendary orchard treasure
- elixir of lifeLegendary immortality concoction
Divinely pleasant or blissful
- celestialOf the sky above
- etherealDelicate beyond earthly measure
- sublimeAwe-inspiring greatness
- transcendentExceeding usual boundaries
blessed · beatific · sacred · supernal · rapturous · blissful · paradise · angelic
Mythical healing draught
- eternalLasting without end
- everlastingLasting for all time
- agelessWithout apparent deterioration
- undyingLasting without end
timeless · deathless · rejuvenation · resurrection · perpetuity · enduring · infinite · unfading
Spongy sugar confection
- coconutHard-shelled tropical drupe
- mandarin orangeEasy-peel citrus fruit
- pineappleSpiny-skinned tropical fruit
- whipped creamAerated dairy topping
fruit salad · potluck · maraschino · Jell-O · Southern · creamy · sweet · holiday
Olympus
Sacred Greek mountain
gods · goddesses · immortality · divine · pantheon · Mount Olympus · Greek · deities · Apollo · Athena
soma
Bodily cells, excluding gametes
- mannaMiraculous sustenance from heaven
- golden appleLegendary orchard treasure
- elixir of lifeLegendary immortality concoction
heavenly
Divinely pleasant or blissful
transcendent · blessed · beatific · sacred · supernal · rapturous · blissful · paradise · angelic · glorified
elixir
Mythical healing draught
- eternalLasting without end
- everlastingLasting for all time
- agelessWithout apparent deterioration
undying · timeless · deathless · rejuvenation · resurrection · perpetuity · enduring · infinite · unfading · perennial
marshmallow
Spongy sugar confection
- coconutHard-shelled tropical drupe
- mandarin orangeEasy-peel citrus fruit
- pineappleSpiny-skinned tropical fruit
whipped cream · fruit salad · potluck · maraschino · Jell-O · Southern · creamy · sweet · holiday · picnic
delectable
Extremely pleasing to taste
- succulentMoist and flavorful
- mouthwateringExtremely appealing to eat
- gourmetConnoisseur of fine cuisine
epicurean · feast · banquet · delicious · savory · luscious · sumptuous · indulgent · rarefied · luxurious
perfumed
Treated with fragrance
- aromaticPleasantly strong-smelling
- scentedHaving added fragrance
- redolentSmelling strongly of something
fragrant · sweet-smelling · bouquet · floral · honeyed · intoxicating · heady
- mythologyZeus, Apollo, Athena, Poseidon, Odin
- Rick RiordanPercy Jackson, demigod, demigods, half-blood, Olympians
- Mythological WordsAchilles heel, Adonis, aegis, Apollo, Apollonian
- Classic Dessertsangel food cake, baked Alaska, Black Forest cake, Boston cream pie, bread pudding
- Greek wordsalpha, beta, gamma, delta, epsilon
- immortalityimmortality, eternal life, immortals, everlasting life, deathlessness