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κισσύβιον

κισσύβιον, a rustic drinking-cup

κισσύβιον [ῠ], τό,
  • rustic drinking-cup of wood, used by the Cyclops, Od. 9.346; by Eumaeus, 14.78; κ. ἀμφῶες Theoc. 1.27 (but expld. as μόνωτον ποτήριον, Philem.Gloss. ap. Ath. 11.476f); ὀλίγῳ ἥδετο κ. Call. Aet. 1.1.12 [Fr. 178.12 Pf.].—So called, either as made of ivy-wood, Eumolp. ap. Ath. 11.477a; or because adorned with ivy-wreaths, Poll. 6.97: in late Prose, οἴνου κ. Prisc. p.316 D.

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