[krey-ter] 
| a mixing bowl characterized by a wide mouth and body with two handles projecting vertically from the juncture of the neck and body, used to mix wine and water. |
| kra·ter or cra·ter (krā'tər) n. A wide, two-handled bowl used in ancient Greece and Rome for mixing wine and water. [Greek krātēr; see kerə- in Indo-European roots.] |
krater
ancient Greek vessel used for diluting wine with water. It usually stood on a tripod in the dining room, where wine was mixed. Kraters were made of metal or pottery and were often painted or elaborately ornamented. In Homer's Iliad the prize offered by Achilles for the footrace at Patroclus' funeral games was a silver krater of Sidonian workmanship. The Greek historian Herodotus describes many enormous and costly kraters dedicated at temples or used in religious ceremonies to hold libations.
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