Meaning of epulum | Babel Free

Definitions

1. feast, banquet, festive entertainment
   declension-2, neuter
2. dishes, meats.
   declension-2, in-plural, neuter
3. food.
   declension-2, figuratively, in-plural, neuter

Equivalents

Examples

““Tū mihi quodcumque hoc rēgnī, tū scēptra Iovemque conciliās, tū dās epulīs accumbere dīvum,”

“You [win] for me whatsoever sort of kingdom this [is], you secure [for me] a scepter and [favor from] Jupiter, you grant [to me the privilege] to recline at the feasts of the gods, and you confer [on me the] power of clouds and of storms.” (King Aeolus speaks with humble respect to Queen Juno; note the word repetition or anaphora: “You…, you…, you…, you….”)

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