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And Eumelus, in his Murdered Man having said first—

A. Take now a pitchfork and a lantern ([Greek: lychnouchon]),

adds—

B. But I now in my right hand hold this fork, An iron weapon 'gainst the monsters of the sea; And this light too, a well-lit horn lantern ([Greek: lychnou]).

And Alexis says, in his Midon—

The man who first invented the idea Of walking out by night with such a lantern ([Greek: lychnouchou]), Was very careful not to hurt his fingers.

59. But the same Alexis says, in his Fanatic—

I think that some of those I meet will blame For being drunk so early in the day; But yet I pray you where's a lantern ([Greek: phanos]) equal To the sweet light of the eternal sun?

And Anaxandrides, in his Insolence, says—

Will you take your lantern ([Greek: phanon]) now, and quickly Light me a candle ([Greek: lychnon])?

But others assert that it is a lamp which is properly called [Greek: phanos]. And others assert that [Greek: phanos] means a bundle of matches made of split wood. Menander says, in his Cousins—

This [Greek: phanos] is quite full of water now, I must not shake ([Greek: seiô]) it, but throw it away ([Greek: aposeiô]).

And Nicostratus, in his Fellow-Countrymen, says—

For when this vintner in our neighbourhood Sells any one some wine, or e'en a [Greek: phanos], Or vinegar, he always gives him water.

And Philippides, in his Women Sailing together, says—

A. The [Greek: phanos] did not give a bit of light.

B. Well, then, you wretched man, could not you blow it?

60. Pherecrates, in his Crapatalli, calls what we now call [Greek: lychnia, lychneion,] in this line—

A. Where were these [Greek: lychneia] made?

B. In Etruria.

For there were a great many manufactories in Etruria, as the Etrurians were exceedingly fond of works of art. Aristophanes, in his Knights, says—

Binding three long straight darts together, We use them for a torch ([Greek: lychneiô]).

And Diphilus, in his Ignorance, says—

We lit a candle ([Greek: lychnon]), and then sought a candlestick ([Greek: lychneion]).

And Euphorion, in his Historic Commentaries, says that the young Dionysius the tyrant of Sicily dedicated, in the Prytaneum at Tarentum, a candlestick capable of containing as