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Nectar: A drink served at banquets of the Olympian deities. The secret of its preparation is lost, but the modern Kentuckians believe that they come pretty near to a knowledge of its chief ingredient.
Juno drank a cup of nectar, / But the draught did not affect her. / Juno drank a cup of rye -- / Then she bade herself goodbye. / -- J. G.