has been lost to legends for thousands of years.
Honey wine, or mead, was once revered by ancient cultures as the drink of immortality (Grk: ambroto) for all the medicinal properties.
Not that it was lost entirely. There is reason it became known as the “philosophers drink” and is associated with poets, bards, nordic gods, greek nymphs and the Halls of Valhalla.
According to ancient greek mythology, Ambrosia was originally a wood nymph who brought this fermented honey wine to mankind. Although it was not originally intended for us but for the gods. Poor Ambrosia was killed when caught in a battle between the wine god Dionysus and Lycurgus, King of Thrace. When Ambrosia died her body changed into a vine. Wine took over the western hemisphere and Ambrosia was lost to obscurity. Until now.
It is easy to understand how. The grape vine is so much easier to domesticate, to control. If the vine is nature’s tragic-romantic, Her artist. The honey bee is Her alchemist transforming the love life of flowers into gold