Eugenio di Palermo lettore di Ignazio Diacono?

In his metaphrasis of the parable Lazarus and the Rich man, Ignatios the Deacon describes the relief asked by the rich man as a δροσισμός. The specific word is actually absent from the Gospel. Even though δροσισμός is elsewhere meant as a spiritual relief, it seems that Ignatios is the only one to use it as metaphorical respite for the rich man in the afterlife. Another occurrence of δροσισμός in Byzantine poetry is however significative. In his poem against avarice, Eugenios of Palermo recalls the famous parable as an example of the vanity of human riches: he describes the relief exactly as a δροσισμός, and in the same framework of the parable. This slight reference can denote the possible circulation of Ignatios’ poetry in Southern Italy.