1. A large drinking cup or goblet used in ancient Greece, typically with two high handles and a pedestal base.
Usage: archaeology; classical antiquity; also spelled 'cantharus'

Examples

• The museum displayed a kantharos from the 5th century BCE with intricate black-figure decoration.
• Ancient Greek symposium guests drank wine from a kantharos during ceremonial gatherings.
• The kantharos's distinctive high handles made it easy to grip during festive occasions.
• Archaeologists identified the ceramic fragment as part of a kantharos based on its pedestal base.