Definition of rhyton in English:

rhyton

nounPlural rhyta, Plural rhytons ˈrʌɪtɒnˈrɪtɒnˈrītän

A type of drinking container used in ancient Greece, typically having the form of an animal's head or a horn, with the hole for drinking from located at the lower or pointed end.
Example sentencesExamples
- A conical rhyton from the cemetery at Kameiros on Rhodes is even less easily understood.
- Besides the wide mouth through which the vessels - called rhyta - were filled, they also had tiny holes near their bases.
- This empire's wealth and grandeur is manifested in the quality and range of jewellery, metalwork and seal stones; the filigree and inlay designs on the jewellery and the rhytons (drinking vessels) stand out.
- A similar inference can be drawn at Mallia, house Za, where the furniture of ceremonial hall 5, together with finds from the nearby storerooms, permits one to associate a single stone rhyton with hundreds of conical cups.
- A rhyton is a drinking vessel typically taking a horned animal shape in a metonymous gesture to its function as an elaborate drinking horn.

Origin

From Greek rhuton, neuter of rhutos 'flowing'; related to rhein 'to flow'.

Definition of rhyton in US English:

rhyton

nounˈrītän

A type of drinking vessel used in ancient Greece, typically having the form of an animal's head or a horn, with the hole for drinking at the bottom.
Example sentencesExamples
- Besides the wide mouth through which the vessels - called rhyta - were filled, they also had tiny holes near their bases.
- A conical rhyton from the cemetery at Kameiros on Rhodes is even less easily understood.
- A rhyton is a drinking vessel typically taking a horned animal shape in a metonymous gesture to its function as an elaborate drinking horn.
- This empire's wealth and grandeur is manifested in the quality and range of jewellery, metalwork and seal stones; the filigree and inlay designs on the jewellery and the rhytons (drinking vessels) stand out.
- A similar inference can be drawn at Mallia, house Za, where the furniture of ceremonial hall 5, together with finds from the nearby storerooms, permits one to associate a single stone rhyton with hundreds of conical cups.

Origin

From Greek rhuton, neuter of rhutos ‘flowing’; related to rhein ‘to flow’.

单词	rhyton
释义	Definition of rhyton in English: rhyton nounPlural rhyta, Plural rhytons ˈrʌɪtɒnˈrɪtɒnˈrītän A type of drinking container used in ancient Greece, typically having the form of an animal's head or a horn, with the hole for drinking from located at the lower or pointed end. Example sentencesExamples A conical rhyton from the cemetery at Kameiros on Rhodes is even less easily understood. Besides the wide mouth through which the vessels - called rhyta - were filled, they also had tiny holes near their bases. This empire's wealth and grandeur is manifested in the quality and range of jewellery, metalwork and seal stones; the filigree and inlay designs on the jewellery and the rhytons (drinking vessels) stand out. A similar inference can be drawn at Mallia, house Za, where the furniture of ceremonial hall 5, together with finds from the nearby storerooms, permits one to associate a single stone rhyton with hundreds of conical cups. A rhyton is a drinking vessel typically taking a horned animal shape in a metonymous gesture to its function as an elaborate drinking horn. Origin From Greek rhuton, neuter of rhutos 'flowing'; related to rhein 'to flow'. Definition of rhyton in US English: rhyton nounˈrītän A type of drinking vessel used in ancient Greece, typically having the form of an animal's head or a horn, with the hole for drinking at the bottom. Example sentencesExamples Besides the wide mouth through which the vessels - called rhyta - were filled, they also had tiny holes near their bases. A conical rhyton from the cemetery at Kameiros on Rhodes is even less easily understood. A rhyton is a drinking vessel typically taking a horned animal shape in a metonymous gesture to its function as an elaborate drinking horn. This empire's wealth and grandeur is manifested in the quality and range of jewellery, metalwork and seal stones; the filigree and inlay designs on the jewellery and the rhytons (drinking vessels) stand out. A similar inference can be drawn at Mallia, house Za, where the furniture of ceremonial hall 5, together with finds from the nearby storerooms, permits one to associate a single stone rhyton with hundreds of conical cups. Origin From Greek rhuton, neuter of rhutos ‘flowing’; related to rhein ‘to flow’.
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