E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
Pithos.
A large jar to keep wine or oil in. Winckelmann has engraved a copy of a curious bas-relief representing Diogns occupying a pithos and holding conversation with Alexander the Great. (Greek pithos, a large wine jar.)
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s occupying a pithos and holding conversation with Alexander the Great. (Greek pithos, a large wine jar.)
