And they also drank the ἄμυστις draught to an accompaniment of music; the melody being measured out according to the quickness of the time; as Ameipsias says—
Gentle musician, let that dulcet strain
Proceed; and, while I drink this luscious draught,
Play you a tune; then you shall drink yourself.
For mortal man has no great wants on earth,
Except to love and eat;—and you're too stingy.
26. There is also a kind of cup called Antigonis, from the name of king Antigonus: like the Seleucis from king Seleucus; and the Prusis, from king Prusias.
There is also a kind of cup known in Crete, and called anaphæa, which they use for hot drinks.
There is also a kind of cup called aryballus. This kind of cup is wider at the bottom, and contracted at top like a purse when it is drawn together; and, indeed, some people call purses ἀρύβαλλοι, from their resemblance to this kind of cup. Aristophanes says, in his Knights—
He pour'd upon his head
Ambrosia from a holy cup (ἀρύβαλλος).
And the aryballus is not very different from the arystichus, being derived from the verbs ἀρύτω and βάλλω; they also call a jug ἄρυστις. Sophocles says—
You are most accursed of all women,
Who come to supper with your ἀρύστεις.
There is also a city of the Ionians called arystis.
There is another kind of cup called argyris, which is not necessarily made of silver. Anaxilas says—