Now then,
I told most of my good trusty crew to wait,
to sit tight by the ship and guard her well
while I picked out my dozen finest fighters
and off I went. But I took a skin of wine along,
the ruddy, irresistible wine that Maron gave me once,
Euanthes’ son, a priest of Apollo, lord of Ismarus,
because we’d rescued him, his wife and children.
– Homer
The Odyssey, Book 9, lines 214-221. Odysseus takes his best men with him to explore the cave of the Cyclops. He also takes a skin of wine that he received as a gift from Maron, a priest of Apollo, as gratitude for protecting his family.