Odysseus and his comrades drove a pole into his single eye, blinding him. Silenus ' best companion. And as some lose themselves completely because of wine King Midas , who once was himself caught by gold, mixed with wine the water of a spring in order to capture Silenus , whose most cherished companion was Drunkenness. Bad in war. And among those who have tried to eradicate the vine is King Lycurgus 1, the son of Dryas 3.
Wine introduced in Attica causes amazement and murder.
When after the rule of Cecrops 1, wine was introduced in Attica it had fatal consequences. For when Icarius 2 showed his wagon full of wine to some shepherds, they, having drunk the wine in large quantities, were intoxicated. And other shepherds then, witnessing the unseemly behaviour that the excess of wine had caused in their comrades, thought that Icarius 2 had given them poison. Now, because of this suspicion they killed him and threw his body into a well, or buried it near a certain tree. That is why they believe that a man should be content with the two first toasts and return home from a still pleasant feast, thus avoiding all harm.