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In the Vedic tradition, soma (Sanskrit: सोम, romanized: sóma) is a ritual drink [1] [2] of importance among the early Vedic Indo-Aryans. [3] The Rigveda mentions it, particularly in the Soma Mandala. Gita mentions the drink in chapter 9. [4] It is equivalent to the Iranian haoma. [5] [6]
Amrita is composed of the negative prefix, अ a from Sanskrit meaning 'not', and mṛtyu meaning 'death' in Sanskrit, thus meaning 'not death' or 'immortal/deathless'.. The concept of an immortality drink is attested in at least two ancient Indo-European languages: Ancient Greek and Sanskrit.
The Food of the Gods on Olympus (1530), majolica dish attributed to Nicola da Urbino. In the ancient Greek myths, ambrosia (/ æ m ˈ b r oʊ z i ə,-ʒ ə /, Ancient Greek: ἀμβροσία 'immortality') is the food or drink of the Greek gods, [1] and is often depicted as conferring longevity or immortality upon whoever consumed it. [2]
Silenus, Greek god of wine, wine pressing, and drunkenness. Siris, Mesopotamian goddess of beer. [1] Sucellus, Celtic god of agriculture, forests, and of the alcoholic drinks of the Gauls. Tao Yuanming, Chinese spirit of wine. Tenemit, Egyptian goddess of beer. [2] Varuni, Hindu goddess of wine.
Possible depiction of the Moon God Chandra in his chariot with wife and attendant, 2nd-1st century BCE, Shunga period, West Bengal. [15] The origin of Soma is traced back to the Hindu Vedic texts, where he is the personification of a drink made from a plant with the same name. Scholars state that the plant had an important role in Vedic ...
The most prominent deity is Indra; Agni the sacrificial fire and messenger of the gods; and Soma, the ritual drink dedicated to Indra, are additional principal deities. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Deities by prominence
Rahu, an asura, disguises himself as a god and tries to drink some Amrita himself. Surya (the sun-god) and Chandra (the moon-god) quickly inform Vishnu, and he uses the Chakra (the divine discus) to decapitate Rahu, leaving the head immortal. Eventually, the gods defeat the asuras with Indra retaining the amrita and appointing Nara as its guardian.
In his book Food of the Gods, Terence McKenna criticizes the Amanita muscaria theory and suggests the psilocybin-containing Psilocybe cubensis mushroom as a soma candidate. McKenna argues that effects of the A. muscaria mushrooms contradict the description of the properties described in the Rigveda.