Note 610 — Chapter III · FOOD OF HOMERIC TIMES—MEAT, FISH, ETC.
Reading edition
The κήρυξ, ceryx, so called because the Heralds (κήρυκες) used its shell instead of a trumpet, when making proclamation of any decree in the agora.
Reading edition
The κήρυξ, ceryx, so called because the Heralds (κήρυκες) used its shell instead of a trumpet, when making proclamation of any decree in the agora.