Divine ambrosia
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="divine">divine</span> <span word="ambrosia">ambrosia</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="passage">passage</span> – <span word="Merisant">Merisant</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="Equal">Equal</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="aspartame">aspartame</span> <span word="sweetener">sweetener</span>, <span word="declared">declared</span> <span word="bankruptcy">bankruptcy</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="January">January</span> 2009, <span word="having">having</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="caught">caught</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="changing">changing</span> <span word="tastes">tastes</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="firm">firm</span> <span word="emerged">emerged</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="bankruptcy">bankruptcy</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="comeback">comeback</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="betting">betting</span> <span word="heavily">heavily</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="industry">industry</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="divine">divine</span> <span word="ambrosia">ambrosia</span>: <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fake">fake</span> <span word="sugar">sugar</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> (<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Sweetener">Sweetener</span> <span word="battle">battle</span>, <span word="Economist">Economist</span>.<span word="com">com</span>, <span word="January">January</span> 28, 2010).</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="what">what</span> “<span word="ambrosia">ambrosia</span>” <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="perfectly">perfectly</span> <span word="safe">safe</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="guess">guess</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="here">here</span>, <span word="the">the</span> “<span word="fake">fake</span> <span word="sugar">sugar</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="natural">natural</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="regarded">regarded</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="divine">divine</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="word">word</span> “<span word="divine">divine</span>”, <span word="something">something</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gods">gods</span>, <span word="something">something</span> <span word="heavenly">heavenly</span>, <span word="something">something</span> <span word="super">super</span> <span word="fine">fine</span>.</p><p>“<span word="Ambrosia">Ambrosia</span>” <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="gods">gods</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Greek">Greek</span> <span word="mythology">mythology</span>, <span word="food">food</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="drink">drink</span> (<span word="nectar">nectar</span>) <span word="that">that</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="mortals">mortals</span> <span word="immortal">immortal</span>. <span word="This">This</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Homer">Homer</span> – <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Iliad">Iliad</span> (<span word="Book">Book</span> <span word="XIX">XIX</span>):</p><p><span word="NOW">NOW</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="Dawn">Dawn</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="robe">robe</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="saffron">saffron</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="hasting">hasting</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="streams">streams</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Oceanus">Oceanus</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mortals">mortals</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="immortals">immortals</span>, <span word="Thetis">Thetis</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ships">ships</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="armour">armour</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="god">god</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="her">her</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="son">son</span> <span word="fallen">fallen</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Patroclus">Patroclus</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="weeping">weeping</span> <span word="bitterly">bitterly</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="followers">followers</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="weeping">weeping</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="him">him</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="goddess">goddess</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="clasped">clasped</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="own">own</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span>, “<span word="My">My</span> <span word="son">son</span>, <span word="grieve">grieve</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="lie">lie</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="heaven">heaven</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="fallen">fallen</span>; <span word="now">now</span>, <span word="therefore">therefore</span>, <span word="accept">accept</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Vulcan">Vulcan</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="goodly">goodly</span> <span word="armour">armour</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="borne">borne</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="shoulders">shoulders</span>.”</p>
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