Maron's wine
object · 2 works · 2 mentions · 4 anchored passages
Bacchus's liquor · Dionysus' drink · Maronian wine · heavenly drink · the sweet black wine · the wine · wine given by Maron
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Cyclops
The supernaturally potent wine given to Odysseus by Maron, son of Dionysus, which intoxicates the Cyclops and makes the blinding possible
I filled a cup of this Maronian wine and offered him a draught, saying, Cyclops, son of Ocean’s god, see here what heavenly drink the grapes of Hellas yield, glad gift of Dionysus.
No gold bring I, but Dionysus’ drink.
Yes, it was Maron, the god’s son, who gave me a draught.
Odyssey
The extraordinarily strong, unblended wine given to Odysseus by Maron, used to intoxicate the Cyclops.
so he made me some presents of great value - seven talents of fine gold, and a bowl of silver, with twelve jars of sweet wine, unblended, and of the most exquisite flavor.
He was so delighted with the taste of the wine that he begged me for another bowl full.
"‘Look here, Cyclops,’ said I, 'you have been eating a great deal of man's flesh, so take this and drink some wine, that you may see what kind of liquor we had on board my ship.