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The Indian Myth of the Churning of the Ocean of Milk, which produced Amrita.
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Both the Greek word ambrosia and the Sanskrit amrita signify a divine elixir that confers immortality on the gods. These words are composed of the negative prefix *a-and a root *mer-(t)-'to die,' hence 'undying, immortal, without death,' and with wider meanings that include: 'imperish-able, eternal, unfading, undamaged, unwounded, undestroyed.' Thi...
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