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51. κέρας. τοὺς πρώτους λέγεται τοῖς κέρασι τῶν βοῶν πίνειν ἀφ᾽ οὗ τὸν Διόνυσον κερατοφυῆ πλάττεσθαι ἔτι τε ταῦρον καλεῖσθαι ὑπὸ πολλῶν ποιητῶν. ἐν δὲ Κυζίκῳ καὶ ταυρόμορφος ἵδρυται. ὅτι δὲ τοῖς κέρασιν ἔπινον δῆλον ἐκ τοῦ καὶ μέχρι : νῦν λέγεσθαι, ὅταν συμμίσγωσι τῷ οἴνῳ τὸ ὕδωρ, κεράσαι φάσκοντες. καὶ τὸ ἀγγεῖον δ᾽ ἐν ᾧ κιρνᾶται ὁ οἶνος κρατὴρ ἀπὸ τοῦ συγκιρνᾶσθαι ἐν αὐτῷ τὸ ὕδωρ, ἀπὸ τοῦ κέρατος, οἱονεὶ κερατήρ,
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