ngl this looks soooo fun
October 1, 2026 at 3:56 PM
ngl this looks soooo fun
whoah:
Psychro- comes from the Greek psȳchrós, meaning “cold.” It comes from the Greek psȳ́chein meaning "to blow.” This verb is also the source of the word psykter, an ancient Greek vessel for cooling wine. The verb is also ultimately the source of such words as psyche and psychology.
Psychro- comes from the Greek psȳchrós, meaning “cold.” It comes from the Greek psȳ́chein meaning "to blow.” This verb is also the source of the word psykter, an ancient Greek vessel for cooling wine. The verb is also ultimately the source of such words as psyche and psychology.
August 27, 2026 at 5:41 AM
whoah:
Psychro- comes from the Greek psȳchrós, meaning “cold.” It comes from the Greek psȳ́chein meaning "to blow.” This verb is also the source of the word psykter, an ancient Greek vessel for cooling wine. The verb is also ultimately the source of such words as psyche and psychology.
Psychro- comes from the Greek psȳchrós, meaning “cold.” It comes from the Greek psȳ́chein meaning "to blow.” This verb is also the source of the word psykter, an ancient Greek vessel for cooling wine. The verb is also ultimately the source of such words as psyche and psychology.
Oltos, Terracotta psykter (vase for cooling wine), ca. 520–510 BCE. Metropolitan Museum of Art.
August 22, 2026 at 11:17 PM
Oltos, Terracotta psykter (vase for cooling wine), ca. 520–510 BCE. Metropolitan Museum of Art.
'Ware the Psykter
Psykter [SIK-tur]
(n.)
- An open-topped jar used for cooling wine.
From Greek “psychein” (to blow, to cool)
Used in a sentence:
“The psykter stood upon the sideboard like a small urn, suggesting less the cooling of wine than the discreet storage of Meemaw’s ashes.”
(n.)
- An open-topped jar used for cooling wine.
From Greek “psychein” (to blow, to cool)
Used in a sentence:
“The psykter stood upon the sideboard like a small urn, suggesting less the cooling of wine than the discreet storage of Meemaw’s ashes.”
February 7, 2026 at 5:34 PM
'Ware the Psykter
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psykter in case anyone else wondering what you do with pot like that, wine coolers #Potterythrowdown
Psykter - Wikipedia
en.m.wikipedia.org
February 2, 2025 at 9:38 PM
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psykter in case anyone else wondering what you do with pot like that, wine coolers #Potterythrowdown
One of these is a Psykter, the other is a Mr. Men Character. You'll never which is which.
#PotteryThrowdown
#PotteryThrowdown
February 2, 2025 at 8:22 PM
One of these is a Psykter, the other is a Mr. Men Character. You'll never which is which.
#PotteryThrowdown
#PotteryThrowdown
Psykter [SIK-tur]
(n.)
- An open-topped jar used for cooling wine.
From Greek “psychein” (to blow, to cool)
Used in a sentence:
“The psykter stood upon the sideboard like a small urn, suggesting less the cooling of wine than the discreet storage of Meemaw’s ashes.”
(n.)
- An open-topped jar used for cooling wine.
From Greek “psychein” (to blow, to cool)
Used in a sentence:
“The psykter stood upon the sideboard like a small urn, suggesting less the cooling of wine than the discreet storage of Meemaw’s ashes.”
February 7, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Psykter [SIK-tur]
(n.)
- An open-topped jar used for cooling wine.
From Greek “psychein” (to blow, to cool)
Used in a sentence:
“The psykter stood upon the sideboard like a small urn, suggesting less the cooling of wine than the discreet storage of Meemaw’s ashes.”
(n.)
- An open-topped jar used for cooling wine.
From Greek “psychein” (to blow, to cool)
Used in a sentence:
“The psykter stood upon the sideboard like a small urn, suggesting less the cooling of wine than the discreet storage of Meemaw’s ashes.”
2914.
is very graceful, even when, as here, showing a troop of excited satyrs in exhibitionist mode. / Made in Athens about 490 BC / From Cerveteri, Etruria / GR 1868.6-6.7 (Vase E 768)"
"Jarra de vinho (psykter) assinada por Dúris como pintor / Dúris era principalmente um pintor de taças, mais
is very graceful, even when, as here, showing a troop of excited satyrs in exhibitionist mode. / Made in Athens about 490 BC / From Cerveteri, Etruria / GR 1868.6-6.7 (Vase E 768)"
"Jarra de vinho (psykter) assinada por Dúris como pintor / Dúris era principalmente um pintor de taças, mais
June 4, 2024 at 1:57 AM
2914.
is very graceful, even when, as here, showing a troop of excited satyrs in exhibitionist mode. / Made in Athens about 490 BC / From Cerveteri, Etruria / GR 1868.6-6.7 (Vase E 768)"
"Jarra de vinho (psykter) assinada por Dúris como pintor / Dúris era principalmente um pintor de taças, mais
is very graceful, even when, as here, showing a troop of excited satyrs in exhibitionist mode. / Made in Athens about 490 BC / From Cerveteri, Etruria / GR 1868.6-6.7 (Vase E 768)"
"Jarra de vinho (psykter) assinada por Dúris como pintor / Dúris era principalmente um pintor de taças, mais
2913.
V08-39770 - Museu Britânico, Londres, 10/07/2008, 17:03 h. Legenda.
"Wine cooler (psykter) signed by Douris as painter / Douris was chiefly a painter of cups, more than 250 of which have been preserved. He began his career in the workshop of Euphronios but soon moved to Python's. His painting
V08-39770 - Museu Britânico, Londres, 10/07/2008, 17:03 h. Legenda.
"Wine cooler (psykter) signed by Douris as painter / Douris was chiefly a painter of cups, more than 250 of which have been preserved. He began his career in the workshop of Euphronios but soon moved to Python's. His painting
June 4, 2024 at 1:56 AM
2913.
V08-39770 - Museu Britânico, Londres, 10/07/2008, 17:03 h. Legenda.
"Wine cooler (psykter) signed by Douris as painter / Douris was chiefly a painter of cups, more than 250 of which have been preserved. He began his career in the workshop of Euphronios but soon moved to Python's. His painting
V08-39770 - Museu Britânico, Londres, 10/07/2008, 17:03 h. Legenda.
"Wine cooler (psykter) signed by Douris as painter / Douris was chiefly a painter of cups, more than 250 of which have been preserved. He began his career in the workshop of Euphronios but soon moved to Python's. His painting
Cool as a Psykter: The Ancient Greek Art of Chilling Wine
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2653502/cool-as-a-psykter-the-ancient-greek-art-of-chilling-wine/
An outstanding psykter used to chill wine displayed at the State Collections of Antiquities museum in Munich. Credit: Staatliche …
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2653502/cool-as-a-psykter-the-ancient-greek-art-of-chilling-wine/
An outstanding psykter used to chill wine displayed at the State Collections of Antiquities museum in Munich. Credit: Staatliche …
Cool as a Psykter: The Ancient Greek Art of Chilling Wine - Dining and Cooking
An outstanding psykter used to chill wine displayed at the State Collections of Antiquities museum in Munich. Credit: Staatliche Antikensammlungen, Creative
www.diningandcooking.com
May 22, 2026 at 11:55 AM
Cool as a Psykter: The Ancient Greek Art of Chilling Wine
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2653502/cool-as-a-psykter-the-ancient-greek-art-of-chilling-wine/
An outstanding psykter used to chill wine displayed at the State Collections of Antiquities museum in Munich. Credit: Staatliche …
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2653502/cool-as-a-psykter-the-ancient-greek-art-of-chilling-wine/
An outstanding psykter used to chill wine displayed at the State Collections of Antiquities museum in Munich. Credit: Staatliche …
🐬 This #Greek psykter (a vase for cooling wine) with hoplites mounted on dolphins makes my day!
🧊 The 6 dolphins would have seemed to leap & dive as the psykter bobbed in the ice water inside a large krater.
Why don't we make items like this anymore❓
🏺 #archaeology 🗃️ #arthistory #ancientbluesky
🧊 The 6 dolphins would have seemed to leap & dive as the psykter bobbed in the ice water inside a large krater.
Why don't we make items like this anymore❓
🏺 #archaeology 🗃️ #arthistory #ancientbluesky
August 26, 2025 at 7:29 AM
🐬 This #Greek psykter (a vase for cooling wine) with hoplites mounted on dolphins makes my day!
🧊 The 6 dolphins would have seemed to leap & dive as the psykter bobbed in the ice water inside a large krater.
Why don't we make items like this anymore❓
🏺 #archaeology 🗃️ #arthistory #ancientbluesky
🧊 The 6 dolphins would have seemed to leap & dive as the psykter bobbed in the ice water inside a large krater.
Why don't we make items like this anymore❓
🏺 #archaeology 🗃️ #arthistory #ancientbluesky
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Another Throwdown challenge! Excited to see what this week's will be. @potterythrow.bsky.social #challenge #pottersofbluesky #handmade #pottery #wheelthrown @skylight.social #psykter #greekwine
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Another Throwdown challenge! Excited to see what this week's will be. @potterythrow.bsky.social #challenge #pottersofbluesky #handmade #pottery #wheelthrown @skylight.social #psykter #greekwine
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February 9, 2025 at 3:39 AM
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Another Throwdown challenge! Excited to see what this week's will be. @potterythrow.bsky.social #challenge #pottersofbluesky #handmade #pottery #wheelthrown @skylight.social #psykter #greekwine
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Another Throwdown challenge! Excited to see what this week's will be. @potterythrow.bsky.social #challenge #pottersofbluesky #handmade #pottery #wheelthrown @skylight.social #psykter #greekwine
October 4, 2025 at 1:37 AM
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Detail of an Athenian red-figure psykter (cooler) depicting a satyr balancing a kantharos on his penis, painted by Douris, c. 500-490 BC. British Museum
September 16, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Detail of an Athenian red-figure psykter (cooler) depicting a satyr balancing a kantharos on his penis, painted by Douris, c. 500-490 BC. British Museum
Detail of an Athenian red-figure psykter (cooler) depicting a satyr balancing a kantharos on his penis, painted by Douris, c. 500-490 BC. British Museum
May 19, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Detail of an Athenian red-figure psykter (cooler) depicting a satyr balancing a kantharos on his penis, painted by Douris, c. 500-490 BC. British Museum
Detail of an Athenian red-figure psykter (cooler) depicting a satyr balancing a kantharos on his penis, painted by Douris, c. 500-490 BC. British Museum
March 24, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Detail of an Athenian red-figure psykter (cooler) depicting a satyr balancing a kantharos on his penis, painted by Douris, c. 500-490 BC. British Museum
Detail of an Athenian red-figure psykter (cooler) depicting a satyr balancing a kantharos on his penis, painted by Douris, c. 500-490 BC. British Museum
November 25, 2024 at 5:46 AM
Detail of an Athenian red-figure psykter (cooler) depicting a satyr balancing a kantharos on his penis, painted by Douris, c. 500-490 BC. British Museum
Terracotta fragments of a psykter (vase for cooling wine)
Greek, Attic
late 6th century BCE/early 5th century BCE
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/728552
Greek, Attic
late 6th century BCE/early 5th century BCE
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/728552
April 14, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Terracotta fragments of a psykter (vase for cooling wine)
Greek, Attic
late 6th century BCE/early 5th century BCE
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/728552
Greek, Attic
late 6th century BCE/early 5th century BCE
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/728552
How to cool wine (with a novelty item)?
September 10, 2025 at 6:33 AM
How to cool wine (with a novelty item)?
The red-figure psykter by Douris in the British Museum made quite the impression on me when I was a naive undergraduate studying at the Institute of Archaeology nearby... definitely NSFW.
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www.britishmuseum.org/collection/o...
Psykter [SIK-tur]
(n.)
- An open-topped jar used for cooling wine.
From Greek “psychein” (to blow, to cool)
Used in a sentence:
“The psykter stood upon the sideboard like a small urn, suggesting less the cooling of wine than the discreet storage of Meemaw’s ashes.”
(n.)
- An open-topped jar used for cooling wine.
From Greek “psychein” (to blow, to cool)
Used in a sentence:
“The psykter stood upon the sideboard like a small urn, suggesting less the cooling of wine than the discreet storage of Meemaw’s ashes.”
February 7, 2026 at 8:28 PM
The red-figure psykter by Douris in the British Museum made quite the impression on me when I was a naive undergraduate studying at the Institute of Archaeology nearby... definitely NSFW.
www.britishmuseum.org/collection/o...
www.britishmuseum.org/collection/o...
Red-figured psykter with satyrs practicing a Dionysian ritual. Pottery, from Attica in Greece, around 490 BC.
February 18, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Red-figured psykter with satyrs practicing a Dionysian ritual. Pottery, from Attica in Greece, around 490 BC.
Hecaterus is the demi-god of the hecateris, a rustic dance of quickly moving hands. He is the father of the Dactys & the Hecaterides. His mother might be Gaia.
March 11, 2026 at 11:15 AM
Hecaterus is the demi-god of the hecateris, a rustic dance of quickly moving hands. He is the father of the Dactys & the Hecaterides. His mother might be Gaia.