hydria

/ ˈhaɪdrɪə /

noun

1. (in ancient Greece and Rome) a large water jar

Word History and Origins

Origin of hydria¹

C19: from Latin, from Greek hudria, from hudōr water

Example Sentences

When the Egyptians sacrificed a pig to the moon, "the first sacred emblem they carried was a hydria, or water-pitcher."

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In matters of detail, a hydria in Munich, No. 125, 66 offers the best illustration.

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The kalpis (Fig. 187) and krossos were modifications of the hydria.

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The kados is the first of the vessels for drawing liquids, of which class the hydria (Fig. 188) is the best known.

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On one, a Vulcian hydria of archaic style, a naked and bearded combatant bears a leaf-shaped sword without a guard.

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