A krater (Greek κρατηρ, from the Greek verb κεραννυμι, "to mix.") was a vessel used to mix wine and water. At a Greek symposium, kraters were placed in the center of the room. They were quite large, so they were not easily portable when filled. Thus, the wine-water mixture would be withdrawn from the Krater with other vessels. In fact, Book Nine of Homer's Odyssey describes a sommelier drawing wine from a krater at a banquet and then running to and fro pouring the wine into guests' drinking cups. Since kraters could be seen into, they were glazed on the interior for aesthetic reasons. A verb is a part of speech that usually denotes action (bring, read), occurrence (to decompose (itself), to glitter), or a state of being (exist, live, soak, stand). Depending on the language, a verb may vary in form according to many factors, possibly including its tense, aspect, mood and voice. ... A glass of red wine Wine display at the Mt Markey Winery This article is about the beverage. ... Water (from the Old English word wæter; c. ... Originally, the term symposium referred to a drinking party; the Greek verb sympotein means to drink together. The term has since come to refer to any academic conference, irrespective of drinking. ... Bust of Homer in the British Museum For other uses, see Homer (disambiguation). ... The Odyssey (Greek Ὀδυσσεία) is the second of the two great Greek epic poems ascribed to Homer, the first of which is the Iliad. ... A sommelier is a waiter in a restaurant who specializes in wine. ...

Forms of Kraters

The column krater was invented in Corinth, but was taken over by the Athenians, where it is typically black-figure. Columns hold up the handleplate. Temple of Apollo at Corinth Corinth, or Korinth (Κόρινθος) is a Greek city, on the Isthmus of Corinth, the original isthmus, the narrow stretch of land that joins the Peloponnesus to the mainland of Greece. ... For other uses, see Athens (disambiguation). ...

The calyx krater was probably invented by Exekias in about 525 BC. The form resembles the calyx of a flower. Exekias or Execias was one of the most famous ancient Greek potters, who worked between approximately 550 BC - 525 BC. He was renowned for his works of black-figure pottery, acting as both potter and painter. ... Centuries: 7th century BC - 6th century BC - 5th century BC Decades: 570s BC - 560s BC - 550s BC - 540s BC - 530s BC - 520s BC - 510s BC - 500s BC - 490s BC - 480s BC - 470s BC Events 529 BC - Cambyses II succeeds his father Cyrus as ruler of Persia. ... A calyx is a component of a flower. ... Wildflowers A flower is the reproductive organ of those plants classified as angiosperms (flowering plants; Division Magnoliophyta). ...

The volute krater was an Attic shape that lasted through the 4th century BC. The handles are in the shape of a volute. Meanings for the term include: Attic (always capitalised) is an adjective for something or someone coming from Attica or Athens. ... (5th century BC - 4th century BC - 3rd century BC - other centuries) (2nd millennium BC - 1st millennium BC - 1st millennium AD) Events Invasion of the Celts into Ireland Gauls sack Rome Kingdom of Macedon conquers Persian empire The Scythians are beginning to be absorbed into the Sarmatian people. ... A volute is a spiral scroll-like ornament such as that used on an Ionic capital. ...

The bell krater looks like a bell. All bell kraters are red-figure. The bells of St Savas A bell is a simple sound-making device. ... Red-figure pottery is a style of Greek pottery in which the figure outlines, details and the background are painted black, while the figure itself is not painted. ...

For the landform crater, see Crater A landform comprises a geomorphological unit. ... The word crater may refer to A landform resembling a pit or depression in the topography that can be formed in several ways: speculation exists that a meteorite impact with another body can cause an impact crater, an electrical discharge on any scale tends to form circular craters, volcanic activity...

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