ichor

Representation of Aphrodite (in the National Archaeological Museum in Athens)

Named Ichor ( Greek ἰχώρ ) is in Greek mythology refers to the liquid that the gods instead of the blood of the people flowing through.

In Homer's Iliad , the exiting Ichor is described as dark or black . Homer never mentions any other color. In the Iliad z. B. Aphrodite injured by a lance of Diomedes :

“The ambrosial blood of the
god, called Ichor, flowed , as it flows with the blessed gods;
For they do not eat bread or drink the sparkling wine;
They are therefore bloodless and are called immortal.
[...]
and the skin became black, her beautiful one. "

Other meanings

• In medicine it is used to denote purulent blood or wound water.
• Occasionally it occurs in the literature to denote the blood of aliens or immortals. HP Lovecraft , Anne McCaffrey, and Ricardo Pinto ( The Chameleon's Stone Circle ) use this term in their works.
• As a name for Tiberium by the Scrin in Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars .

Footnotes

1. ↑ 5.354
2. ↑ Homer: Iliad. V, 339–342 and 354. Translated by Roland Hampe . Stuttgart 1979. ISBN 978-3-15-000249-0
3. ↑ http://www.textlog.de/10106.html