The term "libation" appears in literature in a remarkably diverse array of contexts—from its origins as a sacred offering to its more metaphorical and even colloquial uses. In early texts, such as Frazer’s study of ancient rites [1, 2] and Homer's epic [3], libations are depicted as essential religious acts, integral both to appeasing deities and accompanying heroic deeds. Later, authors like Henry Fielding broaden the term’s scope by incorporating it into ceremonial and contractual settings [4, 5], while Edgar Allan Poe employs it in a striking, bloodier metaphor [6]. Equally intriguing is its utilization in Eastern philosophy with Confucius linking it to sacrificial rituals [7], and in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s work, where it connects to memory and the spectral past [8]. Further instances in Strabo's geographical accounts [9], Xenophon’s military narrative [10], and even in the modernist conversational style of James Joyce [11] underscore how the word has evolved to illustrate both literal and symbolic acts of offering.