Deipnosophists

The Deipnosophists is a book written by Athenaeus of Naucratis in the 3rd century AD. It is a collection of discussions on various topics, including food, drink, literature, music, and philosophy. The book is structured as a series of dialogues between a group of learned men who are attending a banquet, or symposium. The discussions are wide-ranging and often humorous, with the participants offering their opinions on everything from the best way to cook a fish to the merits of different types of poetry. The Deipnosophists is an important source of information on the customs and culture of ancient Greece, and it is also notable for its extensive quotations from earlier writers, many of whose works are now lost. The book is considered a masterpiece of ancient literature, and it continues to be studied and admired by scholars today.Licymnius of Chios, after explaining that Sleep was in love with Endymion, says that Sleep does not cover the eyes of Endymion when he slumbers, but lays his beloved to rest with eyelids wide opened, that he may enjoy the delight of gazing upon them continually. His words are: ""Sleep, joying in the light of his eyes, was wont to lay the boy to rest with lids wide open.""This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.