Coincidentally, Historical Records, with its tale of the king who lost his kingdom because he couldn't resist a pair of ivory chop- sticks, is not the only ancient record to mention ivory. The Western classic The Odyssey also records how much Odysseus missed his clean and comfortable ivory bed at home.
無巧不成書，《史記》裡亡國之君無法抗拒象牙筷子；被譽為「西方最偉大的文學創作」《奧德賽》中，參加特洛伊戰爭的伊薩卡國王奧德賽則十分想念家裡乾淨舒服的象牙床。