Greek · No. 091

Ambrosia of Olympus

Real myth

Ambrosia of Olympus
The food of the gods. A single spoonful is enough.
Rarity
Common
Category
Spell
Effect
Restores 800 life points.

The myth

Ambrosia was the food of the gods, and nectar their drink; the name is usually understood as immortality, from a-mbrotos, not mortal. In Homer's poems ambrosia also had power to heal and protect: in the Iliad, Athena sheds nectar and ambrosia into Achilles' breast so hunger will not weaken him, and Apollo anoints the body of the hero Sarpedon with ambrosia. The gods gave it to only a few chosen mortals. Pindar tells that Tantalus was punished for stealing nectar and ambrosia from the gods' table to give to his friends.

Why it has this power

A Common spell that restores 800 life points to the duelist. It is breath returning, like the divine food that sustained Achilles without his eating. Being common and simple, it fits any Greek deck, helping you hold on while the great creatures have yet to reach the field.

Did you know

In the Odyssey, the nymph Calypso serves ambrosia and nectar to the god Hermes, while Odysseus is given mortal food.

Connections

  • In Nikos the Young Hoplite's deck
  • In Damon, Trireme Captain's deck
  • In Theron, Priest of the Underworld's deck
  • In Aristeia, Champion of Olympus's deck
  • In Kaelmyr, Devourer of Pantheons's deck

Where to get it

  • Comes in every duelist's starter deck.
  • Daily Offering: 0% per pack (Common 64% per card)
  • Welcome Pack: 0.97% per pack (Common 70% per card)
  • Traveler's Pack: 0.88% per pack · 5.2% in the themed pack (Common 64% per card)
  • Bronze Reliquary: 0.86% per pack · 5.1% in the themed pack (Common 62% per card)
  • Silver Reliquary: 0.67% per pack · 4% in the themed pack (Common 49% per card)
  • Golden Reliquary: 0.46% per pack · 2.7% in the themed pack (Common 33% per card)
  • Daily Showcase: Shows up on about 0.69% of days · 150 gold
  • Craft with card dust: 40 dust
  • Crossing of Myths: Can be offered as a reward during a crossing (the card stays in the crossing deck).

Sources

  1. Iliad, Book 19 — Homer (trans. A. T. Murray), Theoi Classical Texts Library
  2. Iliad, Book 16 — Homer (trans. A. T. Murray), Theoi Classical Texts Library
  3. Calypso: The Nymph Who Kept Odysseus Prisoner (World History Encyclopedia) — Liana Miate