and he by this alludes to the Thessalians as cutting their meat into overgrown pieces. And Philetærus, in his Lampbearers, says also—
And a huge piece of pork, enough to break
One's arm, cut in the coarse Thessalian fashion.
They used to speak also of a Thessalian mouthful, as something enormous. Hermippus says in his Fates—
But Jupiter, considering nought of this,
Wink'd, and made up a huge Thessalian mouthful.
And such great bits of meat Aristophanes, in his Men Frying, calls Capanic, saying—
What is all this
To the great Lydian and Thessalian banquets?
And presently he says—
More splendid (καπανικώτερα) far than the Thessalian;
meaning big enough to load a wagon. For the Thessalians use the word καπάνη as equivalent to ἀπήνη. Xenarchus, in his Scythians, says—
A. They kept to seven Capanæ for the games
At Pisa.
B. What do you mean?
A. In Thessaly
They call their carts Capanæ.
B. I understand.