skyphos

[ skahy-fos ]

noun

, Greek and Roman Antiquity.

, plural sky·phoi [skahy, -foi].

1. a cup characterized by a deep bowl, two handles projecting horizontally near the rim, and either a flat base or a foot.

Word History and Origins

Origin of skyphos¹

First recorded in 1855–60, from Greek skýphos “cup, can”

Example Sentences

Berlin’s Antikensammlung has lent a marvellous fifth-century BC red-figure skyphos, or cup, that shows Odysseus shooting his bow at the suitors who are hounding his wife, Penelope.

From The Guardian

I have tried a number of heading lettuces that I like, including Rhazes and Skyphos, both small red butterheads from Johnny’s, and Little Gem and Flashy Troutback, which are available from Territorial Seed and other sources.

From Washington Post

The cap-like sunshade painted on a skyphos, which a Silenus, instead of a servant, holds over a dignified lady walking in front of him, is undoubtedly intended as a parody, perhaps copied from the scene of a comedy.

From Project Gutenberg

Illustration on an Athenian skyphos found in an Etruscan tomb at Chiusi, and at present in the museum there.

From Project Gutenberg