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174: 36: 254: 651: 108:, whose duty was to pour and serve the drinks at the royal table. On account of the constant fear of plots and intrigues (such as poisoning), a person had to be regarded as thoroughly trustworthy to hold the position. He would guard against poison in the king's cup, and was sometimes required to swallow some of the drink before serving it. His confidential relations with the king often gave him a position of great influence. 214:, the sixth King of the Median / Persian Empire. The position placed his life on the line every day, but gave Nehemiah authority and high pay. He was held in high esteem by Artaxerxes, as the record shows. His financial ability would indicate that the office was a lucrative one. 490:
is cupbearer to Leontes, King of Sicily, and Polixenes, King of Bohemia. When Leontes becomes convinced of his wife Hermione's infidelity with Polixenes, he entreats Camillo to use his privileged position as his cupbearer to poison Polixenes:
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until the end of the 13th century. The holder was responsible for the wine cellar of the King and Grand Duke, serving him cups of wine at banquets. Since the 14th century, it has been an honorary court title in the
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was the first Chief Butler of Ireland. Although the terms "cup-bearer" and "butler" are sometimes used interchangeably, they were two distinct roles at the coronation feast.
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was occupied by aristocrats who were in charge of drinks at royal feasts. In the tenth and eleventh centuries they were appointed from among the
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The cup-bearer as an honorific role, for example as the Egyptian hieroglyph for "cup-bearer", was used as late as 196 BC in the
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40:1, although the Hebrew word (elsewhere translated as "cup-bearer") is here sometimes rendered as "
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Servant whose task is to pour, (taste) and serve the drinks at the royal table
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are also closely related to Greek mythology, with the Roman goddess of youth
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According to the district office hierarchy in 1768, the position in
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officers who was in the service of the Visigothic kings was called
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honored a cup-bearer. A much older role was the appointment of
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Hêbê's role of cup bearer ended when she was then replaced by
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and is described performing her duties as cup-bearer in the
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rose to the high ranking palace position of cup-bearer to
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Cup-bearers are mentioned several times in the Bible.
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Cupbearer
list of references
related reading
external links
inline citations
improve
introducing
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royal courts
Rosetta Stone
Kanephoros
Ptolemaic Decree
Decree of Canopus
Sargon of Akkad
23rd century BC

Nehemiah
Artaxerxes I of Persia
National Library of Portugal
Genesis
butler
Genesis 40:2
Nehemiah
King Artaxerxes
1 Kings 10:5
2 Chronicles 9:4
Queen of Sheba
Solomon
Isaiah 36:2

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