Definition of kylix in English:
kylix
nounPlural kylixes, Plural kylikes ˈkɪlɪksˈkʌɪlɪksˈkīliks
An ancient Greek cup with a shallow bowl and a tall stem.
Example sentencesExamples
- For this purpose, Cretan elites borrowed from the Mycenaean world vessels such as the kylix, goblet, bowl, and krater in order to emphasize the moment of consumption.
- Another from Tanagra in Boiotia shows a person raising a kylix or goblet while another individual raises both hands in an apparent gesture of mourning.
- Blegen and Rawson considered the miniature kylix to be local to the southwest Peloponnese.
- The larger community of participants presumably used clay kylikes of the sort stored in the palatial pantries.
- They do not appear to have been kept there as part of equipment for a banquet, since room 7 was not used for the storage of ceramics: at least half of the kylikes were piled on the floor in no obvious order, all were burned, and many were broken.