the food of the gods
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
See AMBROSIA ; NECTAR. To become food for the worms, or for the fishes. To be dead and buried, or to be drowned.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “the food of the gods” mean?
See AMBROSIA ; NECTAR. To become food for the worms, or for the fishes. To be dead and buried, or to be drowned.
Is “the food of the gods” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.