20170110—a chair

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αὐτὴν δ᾽ ἐς θρόνον εἷσεν ἄγων, ὑπὸ λῖτα πετάσσας,

καλὸν δαιδάλεον: ὑπὸ δὲ θρῆνυς ποσὶν ἦεν. (Od. 1.130-131)

Athene herself he led and seated on a chair, spreading on it a linen cloth—a beautiful chair, richly wrought, and below was a footstool for the feet.

古希臘應該很早就有椅子，這裡的椅子可不是普通的椅子，希臘文是θρόνον，英文throne的字源! 當Telemachus帶著雅典娜進門，並請入上座，這張椅子極美、手工精緻，上面鋪著細緻的布料，還附有腳凳 (θρῆνυς，footstool)，再次說明奧德修斯雖不在家，但家中仍遵照一定的禮儀與規範，視雅典娜為上賓，給最好的席次。

θρόνος seat, chair

θρῆνυς footstool

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