ord ▁of ▁the ▁common ▁drink ", ▁was ▁elected ▁by ▁the ▁participants . ▁ ▁He ▁would ▁then ▁assume ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁wine ▁servants , ▁and ▁thus ▁of ▁the ▁degree ▁of ▁wine ▁dil ution ▁and ▁how ▁it ▁changed ▁during ▁the ▁party , ▁and ▁the ▁rate ▁of ▁cup ▁ref ills . ▁ ▁The ▁kr ater ▁and ▁how ▁it ▁was ▁filled ▁and ▁em pt ied ▁was ▁thus ▁the ▁center pie ce ▁of ▁the ▁sym pos i arch ' s ▁authority . ▁ ▁An ▁ast ute ▁sym pos i arch ▁should ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁diagn ose ▁the ▁degree ▁of ▁in eb ri ation ▁of ▁his ▁fellow ▁sym pos iast s ▁and ▁make ▁sure ▁that ▁the ▁sym pos ium ▁progress ed ▁smooth ly ▁and ▁without ▁d run ken ▁excess . ▁ ▁W ine ▁dil ution ▁ ▁Dr inking ▁á k rat os ▁( und il uted ) ▁wine ▁was ▁considered ▁a ▁severe ▁f aux ▁pas ▁( mis step , ▁wrong do ing ) ▁in ▁ancient ▁Greece , ▁enough ▁to ▁character ize ▁the ▁drink er ▁as ▁a ▁dr unk ard ▁and ▁someone ▁who ▁lack ed ▁rest raint ▁and ▁principle . ▁ ▁An cient ▁writers ▁pres cribed ▁that ▁a ▁mixing ▁ratio ▁of ▁ 1 : 3 ▁( w ine ▁to ▁water ) ▁was ▁optimal ▁for ▁long ▁conversation , ▁a ▁ratio ▁of ▁ 1 : 2 ▁when ▁fun ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁had , ▁and ▁ 1 : 1 ▁was ▁really ▁only ▁su ited ▁for ▁org i astic ▁revel ry , ▁to ▁be ▁indul ged ▁in ▁very ▁rarely , ▁if ▁at ▁all .