The word ἐδέσματα is used by Antiphanes, in his Twins, where he says-- Many nice eatables I have enjoy'd, And had now three or four most pleasant draughts; And feel quite frisky, eating as much food As a whole troop of elephants. So now we may bring this book to an end, and let it have its termination with the discussions about eatables; and the next book shall begin the description of the Banquet. Do not do so, O Athenæus, before you have told us of the Macedonian banquet of Hippolochus.--Well, if this is your wish; O Timocrates, we will prepare to gratify it. FOOTNOTES: [122:1] This was a Latin word for a cup. Horace says-- Obliviosi levia Massici Ciboria exple. [123:1] This is parodied from-- Καὶ Τίτυον εἶδον γαίης ἐρικυδέος υἷον Κειμένον ἐν δαπέδῳ ὁδ' ἔπ' ἐννεὰ κεῖτο πέλεθρα: translated by Pope: There Tityus large, and long in fetters bound, O'erspreads nine acres of infernal ground. [124:1] The whole of the first two books of the genuine work of Athenæus are lost; as also is the beginning of the third book; and a good deal of the last. What has been translated up to this point is an epitome or abridgement made by some compiler whose name is unknown. Casaubon states that he is ignorant of the name of this compiler; but is sure that he lived five hundred years before his own time, and before Eustathius; because Eustathius sometimes uses his epitome in preference to the original work. But even before this abridgement was made the text had become exceedingly corrupt, according to the statement of the compiler himself.--See Bayle, Dict. voc. _Athenæus_. [161:1] The pun in the original cannot be preserved in a translation. The Greek word for paunch is μήτρα. 163-1] Ovid gives the following derivation of the name February: Februa Romani dixere piamina patres, Nunc quoque dant verbo plurima signa fidem Pontifices ab rege petunt et Flamine lanas, Queis veteri lingua Februa nomen erat. Quæque capit lictor domibus purgamina certis Torrida cum micâ farra vocantur idem. Nomen idem ramo qui cæsus ab arbore purâ Casta sacerdotum tempora fronde tegit. Ipse ego Flaminicam poscentem Februa vidi; Februa poscenti pinea virga data est. Denique quodcunque est quo pectora nostra piamur. Hoc apud intonsos nomen habebat avos. Mensis ab his dictus, secta quia pelle Luperci Omne solum lustrant, idque piamen habent. Aut quia placatis sunt tempora pura sepulchris. Tunc cum ferales præteriere dies.--_Ov. Fasti_, ii. 19. (See Ovid, vol. i. p. 46, Bohn's Classical Library.) [164:1] It is not quite clear what the blunder was, for ἀνυπόστατος means irresistible. Aretæus uses the word for "unsubstantial," which is perhaps what Athenæus means to say Pompeianus called Rome.