Διὸς ἐγκέφαλος
Zeus' brain, Zeus' morsel
Translated by Catharine Roth1 Nov 2000Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
[Referring to] the finest food-item.1 So say the Persians in reference to those who live luxuriously; or "king's morsel."
Greek original · Adler’s text
Διὸς ἐγκέφαλος· τὸ κάλλιστον βρῶμα. οὕτω λέγουσιν οἱ Πέρσαι ἐπὶ τῶν ἡδυπαθούντων· ἢ βασιλέως ἐγκέφαλος.