#44 ambrosia

#44 ambrosia- the food of the gods, said to bestow immortality, anything particularly delightful to taste or smell...

- C16 via Latin from Greek- ambrotos, also ambrosial (adj)

He lifted the terra-cotta vessel to his cracked lips. The small flow of the precious liquid was like the ambrosia of the gods.

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