Translations:History of coffee/22/en

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Nepenthe /nɪˈpɛnθi/ (Ancient Greek: νηπενθές, nēpenthés) is possibly derived from a misunderstanding of coffee in the Homeric cycle. It is mentioned as originating in Egypt. The word nepenthe first appears in the fourth book of Homer's Odyssey: