TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE: Italic text is denoted by _underscores_. THE DEIPNOSOPHISTS OR BANQUET OF THE LEARNED OF ATHENÆUS. LITERALLY TRANSLATED By C. D. YONGE, B.A. WITH AN APPENDIX OF POETICAL FRAGMENTS, RENDERED INTO ENGLISH VERSE BY VARIOUS AUTHORS, AND A GENERAL INDEX. IN THREE VOLUMES. VOL. II. LONDON: HENRY G. BOHN, YORK STREET, COVENT GARDEN. MDCCCLIV. LONDON: R. CLAY, PRINTER, BREAD STREET HILL. CONTENTS OF VOL. II. BOOK VII. The Phagesia—Fish—Epicures—Cooks—Sharks—Fish—Glaucus —Eels—The Tunny-fish—Fish—Pike—Fish—The Polypus 433-521 BOOK VIII. Aquatic Animals—Fish—Recommendations to present Enjoyment— Fish—Hyperides—Epicures—Stratonicus—Aristotle—Aristotle's Natural History—Fish—The Swallow—Ephesus—Names of Feasts —Feasts—The Dole-basket 523-576 BOOK IX. The words Τακεπὸϛ and Σίναπι—The word πάρψιϛ—Turnips— Cabbage—Leeks—Poultry—Anaxandrides—Pigs—Cooks—Use of particular Words—Learned Cooks—Cooks—Use of particular Words—Made Dishes—Pheasants—The Porphyrion—Partridges—The Bustard—Sparrows—Quails —Pigeons—Ducks—Sucklings—Attic form of Nouns in ωϛ— Loins—Hares—The word Σύαγροϛ—Dinners—Cookery—Chamæleon— Bean Soup—Soap—Towels 576-648 BOOK X. Ulysses—Voracity of certain Persons—Of Mithridates—Of the Bœotians—Of the Thessalians—Menedemus—Praise of Temperance—Stilpo—Mixing Wine—Cupbearers—Drinking—The Proportions of Mixed Wine—Drinking—Wine—Lacedæmonian Fashions—Thirst—Philip of Macedon—Arcadion—Dionysius —Antiochus Epiphanes—Demetrius—Female Drinkers—The Illyrians—Evils of Drunkenness Forms of Πίνω— Τρῖφοι—Riddles—Τρῖφοι—Euripides—Τρῖφοι—Enigmatical Sayings—Capping Verses—Τρῖφοι 648-725 BOOK XI. Cups—Drinking Pledges—Athenian Banquets—Drinking-cups —The Pleiades—Meaning of particular Words—Drinking—cups —Plato. 725-815 [Sidenote: THE PHAGESIA.] BOOK VII.