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In ancient Mythology , Ambrosia (Greek ) is sometimes the food, sometimes the drink, of the and Melissa . See also Ichor . One of the impieties of Tantalus , according to Pindar , was that he offered to his guests the ambrosia of the Deathless Ones, a theft akin to that of Prometheus , Karl Kerenyi noted (in ''Heroes of the Greeks''). Circe mentioned to Odysseus that a flock of doves brought the ambrosia to Olympus. Derivatively, the word ''Ambrosia'' (neuter plural) was given to certain festivals in honour of Dionysus , probably because of the predominance of feasting in connection with them. "Ambrosia" is related to the Hindu Amrita , a drink which conferred immortality on the gods. In Greek Mythology , one of the Hyades . Many modern scholars, including Danny Staples, relate ambrosia to the Hallucinogenic mushroom '' Amanita Muscaria .'' In the television series , Ambrosia is a jelly-like subtance that is hidden with the treasure of the Titans . Four clues are needed to locate it, and upon eating it, one becomes immortal. Xena destroys it for fear of it falling into the wrong hands. REFERENCES
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