The epinetron was an Attic female ceramic vessel associated with weaving. It is unknown exactly how it was used. Meanings for the term include: Attic (always capitalised) is an adjective for something or someone coming from Attica or Athens. ... The word ceramic is derived from the Greek word Κεραμεικος (the name of a suburb of Athens), and in its strictest sense refers to clay in all its forms. ... Weaving is an ancient textile art and craft that involves placing two sets of threads or yarn made of fiber called the warp and weft of the loom and turning them into cloth. ...

Often, it was a wedding gift and had a head or bust of Aphrodite on the front of it. Aphrodite (Αφροδίτη, risen from sea-foam) is the Greek goddess of love and beauty. ...

It might be decorated with scenes of women weaving or even Amazons. Weaving is an ancient textile art and craft that involves placing two sets of threads or yarn made of fiber called the warp and weft of the loom and turning them into cloth. ... In Greek mythology, the Amazons were either an ancient legendary nation of female warriors or a contemporary land of women at the outer edges of the world. ...