 It would appear from the description of the bath administered to Ulysses in the palace of Circe, that this vessel did not contain water itself, but was only used for the bather to sit in while the warm water was poured over him, which was heated in a...  Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities - Page 189by William Smith - 1859 - 1293 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Greek antiquities - 1842 - 1156 pages
...water itself, but was only used for the bather jo sit in while the warm water was poured over lim, which was heated in a large caldron or tripod, under which the fire was placed, and when sufficiently warmed, was taken out in other vessels and wured over the head and shoulders of the person •ho sat... | |
 | William Smith, Charles Anthon - Classical dictionaries - 1843 - 1142 pages
...Ulysses in the palace of Circe, that this vessel did not contain water itself, but was only used for the bather to sit in while the warm water was poured over...which the fire was placed, and, when sufficiently warmed, was taken out in other vessels, and poured over the head and shoulders of the person who sat... | |
 | William Smith, Charles Anthon - Classical dictionaries - 1846 - 402 pages
...and puelus (TrycAof) by the later Greeks. It did not contain water itself, but was only used for the bather to sit in, while the warm water was poured over him. On Greek vases, however, we never find anything corresponding to a modern bath in which persons can... | |
 | Greek antiquities - 1848 - 1322 pages
...Ulysses in the palace of Circe, that this vessel did not contain water itself, but was only used for the bather to sit in while the warm water was poured over...under which the fire was placed, and when sufficiently warmed, was taken out in other vessels and poured over the head and shoulders of the person who sat... | |
 | Rev. Robert Wilson - Baptism - 1848 - 562 pages
...Ulysses in the palace of Circe, that this vessel did not contain water itself, but was only used for the bather to sit in, while the warm water was poured over him, which was heated in a large cauldron or tripod, under which the fire was placed, and when sufficiently wanned, was taken out in... | |
 | W M H - 1851 - 786 pages
...did not contain water itself, but was only used for the bather to sit in, while the warm water vas poured over him, which was heated in a large caldron or tripod, under which the fire was placed, and, wheu sufficiently warmed, was taken out in other vessels, and poured over the head and shoulders of... | |
 | William Smith - Greece - 1851 - 366 pages
...and puelus (Tryehoc) by the later Greeks. It did not contain water itself, but was only used for the bather to sit in, while the warm water was poured over him. On Greek vases, however, we never find anything corresponding to a modern bath in which persons can... | |
 | Charles Anthon - Greece - 1852 - 468 pages
...Ulysses in the palace of Circe, that this vessel did not contain water itself, but was only used for the bather to sit in while the warm water was poured over...which the fire was placed, and. when sufficiently warmed, was taken out in other vessels and poured over the head and shoulders of the person who sat... | |
 | William Smith, Charles Anthon - Classical dictionaries - 1857 - 1140 pages
...caldron or tripod, under which the tire was placed, and, when sufficiently warmed, was taken out in nther vessels, and poured over the head and shoulders of the person who sat in the fodfitvOof." Where cleanliness merely was the object sought, cold bathing was adopted, which was considered... | |
 | Richard Ingham - Baptism - 1865 - 654 pages
...heated in a large cauldron or tripod, under which the tire was placed, and when sufficiently warmed, was taken out in other vessels, and poured over the head and shoulders of the person who sat in the asamiuthos " (p. 157). Granted that this bath in the palace was of stich a character, and that those... | |
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