希腊神话中的伏龙芝和花蜜

Nerk Pirtz 04-08-2023
Nerk Pirtz

希腊神话中的伏龙芝和花蜜

在希腊神话中,Ambrosia 和 Nectar 是众神的食物和饮料,这两种食物的名称流传至今,"众神之食 "的概念也是如此,它指的是任何神圣的食物。

众神的饮食

Ambrosia 和 Nectar 通常在古代文献中被提及,人们普遍认为 Ambrosia 是一种食物,而 Nectar 是一种饮料,但将 Nectar 命名为食物而 Ambrosia 命名为饮料的情况并不少见。

至于 Ambrosia 和 Nectar 从何而来,又是如何生产出来的,我们就不细说了,只说它们都被送到了 奥林匹斯山 每天早晨都有鸽子飞过

在奥林匹斯山上,宙斯和赫拉的女儿希伯(Hebe)和被绑架的特洛伊王子甘尼米得(Ganymede)将先为其他居民送上安布罗西亚和花蜜。

让-马克-纳蒂埃和工作室(1685-1766 年)创作的《希伯来的沙特尔公爵夫人》 - PD-art-100

荼蘼花蜜和琼浆玉液

据说,饮用伏龙芝和花蜜可以将希腊诸神的血液转化为更神圣的生命力--"伊乔尔"。

See_also: 雅典国王埃里克索尼乌斯

不过,食用 Ambrosia 和 Nectar 也有一个坏处,那就是众神和女神必须继续享用众神的食物和饮料,否则他们的生命力就会消逝。

这种力量和不朽的消逝据说发生在 得墨忒耳 奥林匹斯女神在人间寻找她失踪的女儿珀尔塞福涅。

凡人享用琼浆玉液和花蜜

有一种潜在的信念认为,如果凡人喝了安布罗西亚和花蜜,他们也会像神一样长生不老。 Tantalus 试图偷窃神灵的食物和饮料。

虽然希腊国王的企图没有得逞,但他确实得到了某种永生,因为他此后被永远惩罚在 "地狱之渊"。

不过,古代传说中也有凡人吃了安息香却没有长生不老的例子,因为有人说雅典娜把安息香分给了藏在特洛伊木马中的每一位英雄,让他们在饥饿时食用。

作为修复剂的琼浆玉液和花蜜

在希腊诸神中,安布罗西亚(Ambrosia)和花蜜(Nectar)被用作恢复体力的药物,因为女神阿佛洛狄忒(Aphrodite)在被阿喀亚英雄狄俄墨得斯(Diomedes)打伤后,人们给了她一些安布罗西亚(Ambrosia)和花蜜(Nectar),以恢复她的体力,并清洗她的伤口。

宙斯还将安布罗西亚和花蜜作为恢复剂,将食物和饮料赐予独眼巨人和宙斯。 赫卡顿奇雷斯 在宙斯将巨人从塔耳塔洛斯的长期监禁中释放出来之后。

See_also: 希腊神话中的潘多拉

作为膏油的琼浆和花蜜

Ambrosia 和 Nectar 并不只是简单的食物和饮料,因为个人也可以用这些物质涂抹。

特洛伊战争期间,当 Sarpedon 同样,当帕特洛克罗斯自己死去时,忒提斯也会用安布罗西亚清洗尸体,以确保尸体在被放进葬礼火堆之前不会腐烂。

最有名的用安息香作为膏药的案例发生在阿喀琉斯还是婴儿的时候。 阿喀琉斯的母亲忒提斯试图在烧掉阿喀琉斯身上的凡人元素之前,用安息香涂抹他,让他长生不老。 不过,忒提斯没能完成她的工作,因为她被丈夫珀琉斯发现了,珀琉斯认为他的妻子想要伤害他们的儿子。

蜜糖和花蜜或蜂蜜

Ambrosia和Nectar可能是众神的食物和饮料,但也不是希腊神灵唯一食用的东西。

著名的是,小宙斯藏在伊达山的一个山洞里,喝着山羊奶,吃着蜂蜜。

有人会说,"琥珀 "和 "花蜜 "其实就是蜂蜜,因为蜂蜜可以吃,可以当酒喝,还可以用来涂抹身体;但同时,一些古代作家特别提到,"琥珀 "和 "花蜜 "比蜂蜜甜八九倍。

此外,还有希腊诸神在各种宴会上饮酒的传说,包括著名的 "宙斯 "婚宴。 珀利乌斯 这些食物肯定包括肉类菜肴,因为在坦塔卢斯的宴会上,国王把自己的儿子佩洛普斯作为主菜,所以众神肯定有吃其他肉类菜肴的时候。

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