A Warm Stew

Come here, dearest. Let me pour you a bowl of stew to make you feel better. Then you may tell me your story.

— Felicia, the Celestial of food

While not quite a single tale, this myth about Felicia, the Celestial of food, helps to paint a picture of this kind and generous Celestial. This piece has spread to appear in every tale she appears in, even those focused on other Eternals.

Summary

Felicia was not always a Celestial. She was once an ordinary woman whose only specialty was her stew. She didn't even have magic. But she had kindness, she had love, and she had generosity. And when two powerful beings needed help, even though she didn't know who they were, she gave them her help. In return, she was made the Celestial of food.

Perhaps you should visit Felicia. It may be difficult for mortals to find her, but you are a Celestial. Not only that, you are a first generation. It should be easy for you to find her camp. Go, find her, her company will do you much good. Her advice is just as good, if not better, than mine. And her stew certainly is.

— Nicole to Dolores

Felicia was one of the kindest Celestials. With her new powers, she traveled all over the world, sharing food, warmth, and stories. From these journeys came this story. If one were to find her at her home, tired and hungry from their journey, Felicia would offer them food, a place at her table or her fire, and an ear to listen to their tale. As the years passed and she moved more often, rarely settling in one place for long, the stories changed with it. To have the same welcome and assistance, one would now have to find her temporary camp.

Every way the story is told, one fact remains the same. Felicia will always offer a warm stew to those who seek her help. Regardless of how they came to find her, despite what their circumstances may be, and removed from the opinions of others, she will always grant her visitors the comfort of her food.

In Art

This story about Felicia has led many artists to depict her offering a bowl of stew to weary travelers. The most popular of these images shows her sitting at a fire with a pot simmering over it. Felicia sits by the side, a bowl in one hand and a ladle in the other. The hand with the bowl is extended to the viewer and Felicia's gaze is kind and welcoming.

by Lilliana Casper

Date of First Recording

Unknown

Historical Basis

As with many Celestials, there is little proof of their existence, but there are a significant amount of planets that once did or still do believe in Felicia's existence. Felicia is often compared to and accompanied by Nicole, the Celestial of Compassion, but while Nicole tends to keep to the shadows and remain unknown by most, Felicia is happy to have cities, statues, and buildings built in her honor. Because of this, dozens of planets have tales and renderings of her. In each one, she either holds a bowl of stew or offers to make some.

You look exhausted! Come in, come in. I'll make you some stew.

— Felicia in an scrap of legend