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πρὸς τὴν τράπεζαν φάσκων προσεληλυθέναι τοὺς δράκοντας καὶ γενέσθαι περὶ τὰ σιτία καὶ τὰ καρχήσια. ἔθος γὰρ ἦν τοῖς ἀρχαίοις ἐπὶ τῶν τραπεζῶν κεκραμένα τιθέναι ποτήρια, καθὰ καὶ Ὅμηρος ποιεῖ. ὠνομάσθη δὲ τὸ καρχήσιον διὰ τὸ τραχύσματα ἔχειν κερχνοειδῆ,4 καὶ εἴρηται κατὰ ἐναλλαγὴν τοῦ ει πρὸς τὸ α ἀντὶ τοῦ κερχήσιον διὸ καὶ Ὅμηρος τοὺς ὑπὸ δίψους κρατουμένους καρχαλέους εἶπεν. Χάρων δ᾽ ὁ Λαμψακηνὸς ἐν
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