Harry Thurston Peck, Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities (1898), M, Maenus, Malluvia

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(from manus + luo). A basin used for washing the hands, and called by the Greeks χει

ρόνιπτρον and χέρνιβον ( Il. xxiv. 304). The accompanying illustration shows the basin upon its stand, with a towel beside it.

Harry Thurston Peck. Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities. New York. Harper and Brothers. 1898.

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Harry Thurston Peck, Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities (1898)