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πυραμοῦς

πυραμοῦς, a cake of wheat and honey

πῡρᾰμοῦς, οῦντος, ὁ, contr. fr. πυραμόεις, (πυρός)
  • cake of roasted wheat and honey, Ephipp. 8.3, cf. Trypho ap. Ath. 3.114b; given to him who kept awake best during a παννυχίς, Call. Fr. 2.6P.: hence, generally, meed of victory, prize, τοῦ γὰρ τεχνάζειν ἡμέτερος ὁ π. for stratagem ‘we take the cake (or biscuit)ʼ, Ar. Th. 94, cf. Eq. 277.

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