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Ἐπίνικος
Epinikos, Epinicus
… [was] a comic poet. His plays include Child-foisting Wives, as
Athenaeus
[says].
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Ἀβυδηνὸν ἐπιφόρημα
Abydene dessert
… For a different explanation (involving taxes and harbor dues) see
Athenaeus,
Deipnosophists 14.641A [14.47 Kaibel], citing Aristeides, On Proverbs.
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Αἶνος
tale, story
… nu 578. [3] From Clearchus (kappa 1714), On Riddles: see
Athenaeus,
Deipnosophists 10.452C-D (10.76 Kaibel). [4] Julian, Oration 7, 202A-B; again at mu 1389. For Hesiod see Works and Days 202-12, the tale of …
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Ἐκ παντὸς ξύλου
out of every timber
… meaning that not every material is appropriate for good work.
Athenaeus
in Deipnosophists quotes twice (5.187D and 5.215C = 5.12 and 5.55 Kaibel) a similar proverb used by Demochares (delta 472) of unscrupulous politicians. …
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