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Hecamede

In the Iliad, Hecamede, daughter of Arsinoos, was captured from the isle of Tenedos and given as captive to King Nestor. In her most prolonged mention, she serves Kykeon made from Pramnian wine, a medicinal drink, to Nestor and Machaon.

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For some,1 this cup shows Hecamede mixing kykeon for Nestor. Tondo of an Attic red-figure cup, ca. 490 BC. From Vulci. source ↗

In the Iliad, Hecamede (Ancient Greek: Ἑκαμήδη), daughter of Arsinoos, was captured from the isle of Tenedos and given as captive to King Nestor. In her most prolonged mention, she serves Kykeon made from Pramnian wine, a medicinal drink, to Nestor and Machaon.2

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  1. A. Dalby, Siren Feasts, London, 1996, p.151
  2. Homer, Iliad, 11. 624 - 635; see also 14. 6
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