pithos

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pithos (plural pithoi)

(historical) A large ceramic jar used by certain ancient civilizations that bordered the Mediterranean.

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A large pithos is sunk deep into the ground. Source: Internet

Erasmus is also generally credited with originating the phrase " Pandora's box ", arising through an error in his translation of Hesiod 's Pandora in which he confused pithos (storage jar) with pyxis (box). Source: Internet

Cf. also Figure 7 which shows an ancient Greek vase painting in the University of Jena where Hermes is presiding over a body in a pithos buried in the ground. Source: Internet

Hesiod's pithos refers to a large storage jar, often half-buried in the ground, used for wine, oil or grain. Source: Internet

Schefold 1992, p. 98. Although the lost Corinthian cup shows Cerberus with a single dog head, and the relief pithos fragment (c. 590–570 BC) apparently shows a single lion-headed Cerberus, in Attic vase painting, Cerberus usually has two dog heads. Source: Internet

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