Whilst on campaign in the Balkans, King Antigonos Gonatas—who had journeyed with Antagoras—found Antagoras inside camp to be cooking conger eels. When asked as to the likelihood of Homer being able to produce the Iliad should he have decided instead to use his time in cookery, Antagoras replied that he thought it unlikely that Agammemnon would have involved himself in any exploits at all if he had chosen to wander around his camp looking for men cooking conger eels.
In one account of the story Plutarch first writes of the value of seafood above the common staple (lentils) and, showing the relative costs of foods against each other, uses the examples of the persons Philoxenus[7] the son of Eryxis, Androcydes the painter and Antagoras as examples for the preference of fish (a delicious food):[8]
all Antigonus the king, surprising Antagoras the poet in the habit of a cook, broiling congers in his tent, said to him: Dost thou think that Homer was dressing congers when he writ Agamemnon's famous exploits? And he as smartly replied: Do you think that Agamemnon did so many famous exploits when he was inquiring who dressed congers in the camp?"[9]
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^Nicholas Sekunda . ospreypublishing.com]. Archived from the original on 2013-04-07. Retrieved 2013-06-06.
^Charles Anthon [William Smith (ed.)] (1843) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Anquities within books.google.co.uk website [Retrieved 2011-09-15]
^Plutarch .gutenberg.org website SYMPOSIACS-BOOK III :QUESTION IV. WHETHER THE SEA OR LAND AFFORDS BETTER FOOD Retrieved 2011-09-14
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antagoras, rhodes, greek, Ἀνταγόρας, Ῥόδιος, born, rhodes, about, greek, poet, also, noted, cookery, contents, biographical, information, conger, eels, account, also, references, external, linksbiographical, information, editantagoras, wrote, theban, epic, whi. Antagoras of Rhodes Greek Ἀntagoras ὁ Ῥodios born on Rhodes about 270 B C 1 was a Greek poet He was also noted for his cookery Contents 1 Biographical information 1 1 Conger eels account 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksBiographical information editAntagoras wrote a Theban epic whilst in Pella 2 and extant epigrams Also was one of two attendant in the court of Antigonus II Gonatas ruler of Macedonia 1 3 Is recorded as having had some personal contact in his own time with Philocydes possibly envoy to Pharnabazus son of Artabazus 4 and was known to Hegesander 5 Famed for his repartee Antagoras was described by contemporaries as a terrible fellow to coin strange words 6 Conger eels account edit Whilst on campaign in the Balkans King Antigonos Gonatas who had journeyed with Antagoras found Antagoras inside camp to be cooking conger eels When asked as to the likelihood of Homer being able to produce the Iliad should he have decided instead to use his time in cookery Antagoras replied that he thought it unlikely that Agammemnon would have involved himself in any exploits at all if he had chosen to wander around his camp looking for men cooking conger eels In one account of the story Plutarch first writes of the value of seafood above the common staple lentils and showing the relative costs of foods against each other uses the examples of the persons Philoxenus 7 the son of Eryxis Androcydes the painter and Antagoras as examples for the preference of fish a delicious food 8 all Antigonus the king surprising Antagoras the poet in the habit of a cook broiling congers in his tent said to him Dost thou think that Homer was dressing congers when he writ Agamemnon s famous exploits And he as smartly replied Do you think that Agamemnon did so many famous exploits when he was inquiring who dressed congers in the camp 9 See also editThebaid a region of ancient Egypt Thebais a poem by Publius Papinius Statius 8hbais Thebaid References edit a b William Smith ed 1870 Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology ISBN 1 84511 002 1 from within Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology ancientlibrary com Retrieved 2013 06 06 I E S Edwards The Cambridge ancient history Volume 7 Part 1 from within books google co uk website Retrieved 2011 09 14 Pausanias Description of Greece with an English Translation by W H S Jones Litt D and H A Ormerod M A Cambridge MA 1918 perseus tufts edu Retrieved 2011 09 14 James Ussher 2007 books google co uk Retrieved 2011 12 04 ISBN 0 89051 510 7 Athenaeus The Deipnosophists BOOK 8 excerpts 25 340 Translated by C D Yonge 1854 in attalus org Retrieved 2001 12 04 see also Deipnosophistae and deipnosophist Nicholas Sekunda Greek military cuisine ospreypublishing com Archived from the original on 2013 04 07 Retrieved 2013 06 06 Charles Anthon William Smith ed 1843 A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Anquities within books google co uk website Retrieved 2011 09 15 Plutarch gutenberg org website SYMPOSIACS BOOK III QUESTION IV WHETHER THE SEA OR LAND AFFORDS BETTER FOOD Retrieved 2011 09 14 Plutarch account 14 09 2011External links editLuard E 2008 amazon com open book showing traditional ways of cookery for the European peoplesEdward Phillips 1675 page 20 of Theatrum poetarum or A compleat collection of the poets especially the most eminent of all ages The antients distinguish t from the moderns in their several alphabets Google eBook Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Antagoras of Rhodes amp oldid 1192373297, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
