τὸ μὴ γὰρ εἶναι κρεῖσσον ἢ τὸ ζῆν κακῶς → for it is better not to exist than to live in misery
thălassĭon phȳcos: = θαλάσσιον φῦκος,I archil or orchil (a sea-plant which produces a reddish dye): Lichen roccella, Linn.; Plin. 26, 10, 66, § 103.
thalassion phycos :: 海苔
