Drinking Songs (Carmen Convivialia, 913) December 11, 2013 ~ sententiaeantiquae ~ 1 Comment Athenenaus, Scholars at Dinner (11.783e) “Mortal man doesn’t need much: only to love and to eat.” οὐ χρὴ πόλλ᾿ ἔχειν θνητὸν ἄνθρωπον / ἀλλ᾿ ἐρᾶν καὶ κατεσθίειν. 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…
Alcaeus 347. 3-4 (Athenaeus, Deipnosophists x 430c-d) May 3, 2012May 3, 2012 ~ sententiaeantiquae ~ Leave a comment “Semele and Zeus’ son gave wine to men as an amnesia from their troubles” οἶνον γὰρ Σεμέλας καὶ Δίος υἶος λαθικάδεον ἀνθρώποισιν ἔδωκ’. Homer has nothing on the lyric poets as a oenophile. 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…
