Χάρμος
Charmus, Charmos, Kharmos
Translated by Ross Scaife ✝10 Oct 2002Vetting: high8 revisions
Translation
[It is on record] that Charmus of Syracuse used to utter little verses and proverbs for every one of the dishes served at his banquets. Clearchus of Soli calls the poem Deipnology, others Opsology, Chrysippus Gastronomy, others The Life of Luxury [Hedupatheia].
Greek original · Adler’s text
Χάρμος· ὅτι Χάρμος ὁ Συρακούσιος εἰς ἕκαστον τῶν ἐν τοῖς δείπνοις παρατιθεμένων στιχίδια καὶ παροιμίας ἔλεγε. Κλέαρχος δὲ ὁ Σολεὺς Δειπνολογίαν καλεῖ τὸ ποίημα, ἄλλοι Ὀψολογίαν, Χρύσιππος Γαστρονομίαν, ἄλλοι Ἡδυπάθειαν.