What does khous mean?
Khous means Alternative form of chous (“ancient Greek unit”)..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Alternative form of chous (“ancient Greek unit”)..
The two oldest Greek measures definitely marked as standards date from 550 b.c. and were found in excavations at the Acropolis at Athens. One is a cylindrical corn measure, a khous, which was equal to half the Babylonian log. The other is a water clock marked 2 khous that has a capacity of 393 cubic inches.
The amounts of the contributions which each member of a mess had to make each month are said by Plutarch to have been 1 medimnos of barley-meal, 8 khoes of wine, 5 mnai of cheese, 2½ mnai of figs, and ‘a very small amount of money’ for buying additional items of food (Lyk. 12.3).
When I was in Athens, I could get a khous of Khian for two drakhmai, and one of those jars won’t hold above seven khoes.
Drinking khoes of wine was part of the celebration at the Anthesteria.
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Khous means Alternative form of chous (“ancient Greek unit”)..
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The two oldest Greek measures definitely marked as standards date from 550 b.c. and were found in excavations at the Acropolis at Athens. One is a cylindrical corn measure, a khous, which was equal to half the Babylonian log. The other is a water clock marked 2 khous that has a capacity of 393 cubic inches.
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