The Water of Life features in lots of fairy tales. Is that what is being referred to? Is Water of Death another name for an alcohol?
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nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org 1 week ago“uiskey” That is actually very close to the original Irish words: uisce beatha (ish-kuh ba-ha), meaning “water of life”.
mineralfellow@lemmy.world 1 week ago
nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org 6 days ago
The Water of Life features in lots of fairy tales. Is that what is being referred to?
Likely. Alcohol, in many cultures had a spiritual/religious characterization. We literally have an ancient Egyptian beer recipe because it was written into a hymn praising Ninkasi, a Sumerian goddess of beer.
Is Water of Death another name for an alcohol?
That’s a good question. It’s Fernet (/s).
I do not actually know that. I would suspect that it would be another substance. Maybe an acid or toxin.
ZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
Notably ‘uisce’ is just the word for ‘water’, which tracks.