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being anointed in this manner! For the Amaracon ungnent 

 smelt of Marjoram, tlie Serpyllos unguent of ThA'me, tire 

 Sisvmbrion of a Mint, the Egyptian and Phoenician of 

 bitter almonds and Balsam. A veritable perfumer's shop ! 

 Athenaeus, in his S\'inposium, tells ns liirther that Demet- 

 rius Phalereus not onh" anointed his whole bod\-, but 

 also dyed his hair yellow in order to look more attractive. 

 At banquets thcA' used to anoint their heads so that 

 the wine should not affect them ; for when the head is 

 drv, so said AI\'ronides, the fumes ascend. Hence, also, 

 the use oi wreatlis whicli were tlioughl to insure the 

 wearer against intoxication b^■ keeping the head cool, and 

 to prevent headaches. Fossibh' the lv\ wreaths used in 

 earlier times might have served this purpose, but hardh' 

 the later ones made of sweet-smelling llowers. For these 

 were woven of roses, lilies, or "violets" (wallflowers or 

 stocks), and also frequenth sprinkled with perlumed un- 

 guents by attendants. We read in this Symposium of Athen- 

 aeus' that at the show^• processions of King Antiochus 

 Epiphanes in the grove of Daphne numerous women walked 

 about with gold vessels from which the\' sprinkled the 

 crowd with perfumes. The same king, who was later 

 called in joke Epimanes, that is to sa\ the T>unatic, used 

 to appear in the public baths when the populace was 

 assembled there, and anoint himself with costly oils. 

 Once someone said to him: — "How fortunate you are, 

 () King, to be able to use such sweet-smelling unguents, 

 and to diffuse such a pleasant perfume everywhere". 

 Antiochus made no reph , but ne.xt day, alter the batli, 

 he had a large jar of m\-rrh poured over the man's head. 



