kalathos

[ kal-uh-thos ]

noun

, Greek and Roman Antiquity.

, plural kal·a·thoi [kal, -, uh, -thoi].

1. a fruit basket having a conventionalized shape of a lily, often used in ancient art as a symbol of fertility.

Word History and Origins

Origin of kalathos¹

First recorded in 1895–1900, kalathos is from the Greek word kálathos

Example Sentences

A further 1,200 will be evacuated from three villages - Pefki, Lindos and Kalathos.

From BBC

Many fled their hotels when huge flames reached the seaside villages of Kiotari, Gennadi, Pefki, Lindos, Lardos and Kalathos.

From Reuters

A further 1,200 will be evacuated from three villages - Pefki, Lindos and Kalathos.

From BBC

So, refreshed and cheered by rest and wine, the party of mystics prepared to set out again; and, as the procession started, no one who did not know it had observed that the two artists, disguised as sailors, were, by Melissa's advice, hidden inside the kalathos of Serapis, which would easily have held six, and was breast-high even for Alexander, who was a tall man.

From Project Gutenberg

But he caught sight of the large vehicle drawn by four horses, in which the vast corn-measure, the kalathos, which Serapis wore as his distinguishing head-gear, had been conveyed to Eleusis.

From Project Gutenberg