Nectar and ambrosia are said to be "foods of the Gods". They were fortunate enough to have the luxury to dine on nectar and ambrosia. Food played a large role in greek mythology ; those who ate deserved to eat and those who went hungry deserved that as well. Hunger was seen as a punishment. By Brontë saying that they feasted on nectar and ambrosia she means that the food was fit for a God and truly decadent.
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