What is the source of the allusion in the sentence below?
Louanne's Ice Cream Parlor has the best dessert short of ambrosia!
modern history Greek mythology
An allusion is a brief mention of something or someone well known, often from mythology, history, or literature. An allusion lets you reference ideas from an entire story in just a few words.
"I'd better get home before I turn into a pumpkin!" Lila remarked.
Here, Lila alludes to the fairy tale "Cinderella," in which Cinderella must leave the ball before the coach that brought her transforms into a pumpkin. The allusion shows that Lila must depart immediately.
The source of the allusion ambrosia is Greek mythology.
In Greek mythology, ambrosia is the name for the food of the gods.
The allusion ambrosia means a heavenly delicacy.