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(Greek mythology) the rarified fluid said to flow in the veins of the Gods
an early stringed instrument like a piano but with more delicate sound
type genus of the Atrichornithidae (同)genus Atrichornis
chicory (同)genus Cichorium

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イコル(ギリシア神話で神の体中を流れているとされる霊液)
クラビコード(ピアノの前身であるけん盤楽器)

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In Greek mythology, Ichor (/ˈaɪkər/ or /ˈɪkər/; Ancient Greek: ἰχώρ)^[1] is the ethereal golden^{[citation needed]} fluid that is the blood of the gods and/or immortals.

In classical myth

Ichor originates in Greek mythology, where it is the ethereal fluid that is the Greek gods' blood, sometimes said to retain the qualities of the immortal's food and drink, ambrosia or nectar.^[2] It was considered to be golden in color, as well as lethally toxic to mortals.^{[citation needed]} Great demigods and heroes occasionally attacked gods and released ichor, but gods rarely did so to each other in Homeric myth.^{[citation needed]}

Iliad V. 364–382^[2]

Blood follow'd, but immortal; ichor pure,
Such as the blest inhabitants of heav'n
May bleed, nectareous; for the Gods eat not
Man's food, nor slake as he with sable wine
Their thirst, thence bloodless and from death exempt. †

† We are not to understand that the poet ascribes the immortality of the Gods to their abstinence from the drink and food of man, for most animals partake of neither, but the expression is elliptic and requires to be supplied thus—They drink not wine but nectar, eat not the food of mortals, but ambrosia; thence it is that they are bloodless and from death exempt.

— W. Cowper, The Iliad of Homer, Schol. per Vill

In Ancient Crete, tradition told of Talos, a giant man of bronze portrayed with wings. When Cretan mythology was appropriated by the Greeks, they imagined him more like the Colossus of Rhodes. He possessed a single vein running with ichor that was stoppered by a nail in his back. Talos guarded Europa on Crete and threw boulders at intruders until the Argonauts came after the acquisition of the Golden Fleece and the sorceress Medea took out the nail, releasing the ichor and killing him.

In pathology, "ichor" is an antiquated term for a watery discharge from a wound or ulcer with an unpleasant or fetid (offensive) smell.^[3] The Greek Christian writer Clement of Alexandria used "ichor" in this sense in a polemic against the pagan Greek gods.^{[citation needed]}

In fiction

H. P. Lovecraft often used "ichor" in his descriptions of other-worldly creatures, most prominently in his nightmarish detail of the remains of Wilbur Whateley, in The Dunwich Horror.

Author Ursula K. Le Guin, in From Elfland to Poughkeepsie, calls the term "the infallible touchstone of the seventh-rate."^[4]

In Rick Riordan's series Percy Jackson & the Olympians, all divine immortal beings have Ichor instead of blood.

In John Birmingham's Dave Hooper novels, "Emergence", "Resistance" and "Ascendance", the dragons' bodily fluids include ichor.

In Dungeons & Dragons, the blood of demons is referred to as "ichor."

In Cassandra Clare's series The Mortal Instruments, the blood of the demons and angels is referred to as ichor.

In Doris Lessing's novel ‘The Diaries of Jane Somers/ If the Old Could’, Jane Somers expresses her strong feelings for a man she has only just met, “I arrived in the office knowing that every gland in my body was shooting out magical substances and that my blood must be pure ichor.”

In Anne McCaffrey's series Dragonriders of Pern, the native fauna of Pern has been referred to as "greenblood" and the dragons themselves have green ichor.

In Jacqueline Carey's Kushiel's Legacy series, the D'Angelines are said to have ichor in their veins.

In the MOBA game League of Legends, two types of ichors were available on the Twisted Treeline map as consumable items that gave temporary bonuses to a player's stats.

In the video game Warframe, the weapon "dual ichor" is a pair of two short blades that do poison damage to foes. Considering all foes are mortal, it fits rather well.

In the The Demon Cycle book series by Peter V. Brett, the black blood of the various species of demon is referred to as ichor.

Jim Butcher in his Dresden Files series uses the term ichor to describe the thick black blood of "ghouls". ^[5]

In the video game Terraria, ichor is a loot drop from Ichor Stickers and Tainted Ghouls and is used to make various items that inflict a unique debuff which lowers defense by 20, regardless of armor type.

In the manga Immortal Rain, ichor is an injection created by the character Yuca that suppresses the mutation of angel blood in the series.

"Ichor" is the name of a Death Metal band.

In the video game Shovel Knight, ichor is a special liquid that can be filled into a chalice by the so called Troupple King. These liquids have special effects when used, being able to heal the character, grant him immunity, or attract treasures.

In the video game Tales of Monkey Island, ichor is a beverage drunk by Coronado De Cava and his crew members while trapped inside a giant manatee looking for La Esponja Grande.

References

^ Of uncertain etymology; R. S. P. Beekes has suggested that is a foreign word (Etymological Dictionary of Greek, Brill, 2009, pp. 607–8).
^ ^a ^b Homer, (trans. William Cowper) (1802). Johnson, John, ed. The Iliad of Homer, Translated into English Blank Verse. Volume 1. Iliad V. 364–382 (p. 153).
^ ichor - definition of ichor by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia
^ Ursula K. Le Guin, From Elfland to Poughkeepsie, p 80 The Language of the Night ISBN 0-425-05205-2
^ Butcher, Jim, "Cold Days", Chapters 6 & 23 ISBN 978-0451419125

External links

The dictionary definition of ichor at Wiktionary

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