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Ἅλμη οὐκ ἔνεστ' αὐτῷ
there is no salt in him; there is no sauce in him
… as being a solution in which the meat is plunged.
Athenaeus
also uses the word frequently for the spicey, salted pickle or sauce in which a cook prepares his dish, either in cooking or …
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457
Γρῖφος
riddle, conundrum
… an answer to be given for a prize of forfeit."
Athenaeus,
in his lengthy and useful discussion of riddles at dinners and symposia (10.69-89 Kaibel = 448B-459C, cf. Epitome, ed. S.P. Peppink, 2.2.44-52), attributes …
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Ἀλκυονίδες ἡμέραι
Alcyon days, Halcyon days, kingfisher days
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… at least 6 books of unreliable Memoirs, often cited by
Athenaeus;
see OCD(4) s.v. (This is his fr. 46 FHG = 4.422.) Some authorities believe that the nest floated on the calm sea for …
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Αἰολομίτρης
agile with a waistband [or: having a multicoloured or twisted or flashing waistband]; having a multicoloured diadem
… bibliography), points out that ai)olo- here probably means 'multicoloured', citing
Athenaeus,
Deipnosophists 12.536A (12.50 Kaibel) (= D(o)uris of Samos [OCD(4) p.480] fr. 31 Mette, FGrH 76 F14), on the mitre of Demetrius Poliorcetes, and …
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1325
Ἔνηφι
on the day after tomorrow
… epsilon3025 correctly has "to the third [day]", ei)s tri/thn; likewise
Athenaeus,
Deipnosophists 3.100B [3.56 Kaibel] and a scholion to Aristophanes, Acharnians 172.
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Κῴδιον
small fleece, small sheepskin rug (for sleeping on) or cloak (against rain)
… It would then be a pun on krati/nion, found in
Athenaeus
(Deipnosophists, Epitome 2.2.58.29-31) for a drinking-cup made of cornel-wood. [7] The English does not capture the distinction between entering a dramatic contest and …
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