Kypria, Fragment 17 (18W) (Athenaeus, Deipnosophists) February 17, 2012February 16, 2012 ~ sententiaeantiquae “Menelaus, the best thing the gods made to scatter the cares of mortal men is wine” οἶνόν τοι, Μενέλαε, θεοὶ ποίησαν ἄριστον θνητοῖς ἀνθρώποισιν ἀποσκεδάσαι μελεδῶνας. Kypria? Deipnosophists? Image From Word of the Day Fresh Fresh! (A Blogspot Site) Share this: Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Like this:Like Loading… Published by sententiaeantiquae Original translations of famous words from Ancient Greece and Rome View all posts by sententiaeantiquae