Editing Symposium (section)

==Pottery==
Symposiums are often featured on Attic pottery and [[Richard T. Neer|Richard Neer]] has argued that the chief function of Attic pottery was for use in the symposium.<ref>[[Richard T. Neer|Neer, R.T.]] (2002) ''Style and politics in Athenian vase-painting: The craft of democracy, ca. 530–460 B.C.E.''. Cambridge: [[Cambridge University Press]], p. 9. {{ISBN|0521791111}}</ref> An [[amphora]] was used as a jug to hold the wine and usually one single cup was passed amongst the men.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Osborne|title=Gay Abandon|pages=134–135}}</ref> Cups used at symposiums were not as nearly intricate as amphoras. Pottery used at symposiums often featured painted scenes of the god Dionysus, satyrs, and other mythical scenes related to drinking and celebration.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Osborne|first1=Robin|title=Archaic and Classical Greek Art|date=1998|publisher=Oxford University Press|location=New York|isbn=9780192842022|page=149|edition=1st}}</ref>