# Δει̑πνον Ἀττικόν 6

Matron of Pitana, Δει̑πνον Ἀττικόν, Fragment 6. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/matron-of-pitana/text-2/6

οἱ μὲν γὰρ δὴ πάντες, ὅσοι πάρος ἦσαν ἄριστοι,
Εὔβοιός τε καὶ Ἑρμογένης δῖοί τε Φίλιπποι,
οἱ μὲν δὴ τεθνᾶσι καὶ εἰν Ἀίδαο δόμοισιν.
ἔστι δέ τις Κλεόνικος, ὃν ἀθάνατος λάχε γῆρυς,
οὔτε πονητάων ἀδαήμων οὔτε θεάτρων,
ᾧ καὶ τεθνειῶτι λαλεῖν πόρε Φερσεφόνεια.

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Matron of Pitana, Δει̑πνον Ἀττικόν, ed. Paul Brandt. Text: The Greek Library, from the Perseus Digital Library and other open sources, CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: apostrophes normalised and the text divided into reading sections by Interlinea.
License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Source: https://thegreeklibrary.pages.lisn.upsaclay.fr/works/tlg1486.tlg002.local001/.