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Matron, in Athenaeus, Sophists at Dinner 4.134d
Athenaeus, collector of all things gastronomic, quotes this parodic opening of a description of a sumptuous banquet. The poet is parodying the opening of the Odyssey. (And yes, the poet really is called Matron!)
δεῖπνά μοι ἔννεπε, Μοῦσα, πολύτροφα καὶ μάλα πολλά,
ἃ Ξενοκλῆς ῥήτωρ ἐν Ἀθήναις δείπνισεν ἡμᾶς.Sing to me, Muse, of the feasts, multinutritious and very numerous, which Xenocles the orator feasted us on in Athens.