E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
Lycaon’ian Tables [Lycaoniæmensæ]
Execrable food. Lyca’on, desirous of testing the divine knowledge of Jove, who had honoured him with a visit, served up human flesh on his table; for which the god changed him into a wolf.
