[[vessels]] Connected with [[the-sacred-cup-and-drink]] --- # The Sacred Cup - Cups are associated with the preparation and consumption of the [sacred drink](the-sacred-cup-and-drink.md) by priests. It serves as a symbolic expression of the first function in a number of ancient IE traditions. [[dumezil1924a]] ### Scythian - The cup in the [Scythian Origin Myth](scythian-origin-myth.md). ### PIE Grail [[littleton-thomas-a1978]]