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In Greek Mythology , ichor (Greek ἰχώρ) is the Mineral that ''is'' the Greek gods' Blood , sometimes said to have been present in Ambrosia or nectar. When a god was injured and bled, the ichor made his or her blood Poison ous to mortals. The term ichor has also been used to describe the blood in a Vampire 's veins. Whereas many Vampire stories and movies describe them as having reddish or dark red blood, others describe Vampire blood as being different from human blood altogether - an ichor that is traditionally dark green in color. H.P. Lovecraft often used ichor in his descriptions of other-worldly creatures, most prominently in his nightmarish detail of the chimeric remains of Wilbur Whateley, in " The Dunwich Horror ". The term ichor is often misused in fantasy contexts by authors trying to find a different word for "blood" or "ooze", to the point that it has become Cliché . Author Ursula LeGuin , in "From Elfland to Poughkeepsie", calls the term “the infallible touchstone of the seventh-rate." SEE ALSO |
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