Πυανόψια
From LSJ
κρεῖττον εἶναι φιλοσόφως ἀποθανεῖν ἢ ἀφιλοσόφως ζῆν → that it is better to die in manner befitting a philosopher than to live unphilosophically
English (LSJ)
(sc. ἱερά), τά, an Athenian festival in the month Πυανοψιών, in honour of Apollo, Lycurg.Fr.84: elsewh. written Πυανέψια (cf. sq.) and expld. fr. πύανον ἕψειν, of a dish of beans cooked and offered, Plu. Thes.22, Ath.10.408a, etc.; acc. to Lycurg.l.c. the other Greeks called it Πανόψια ( Πανοψίαν codd.).
Greek Monolingual
τὰ, Α
βλ. Πυανέψια.
