# Kykeon — WHE Definition Discussion

**URL:** <https://community.worldhistory.org/t/kykeon-whe-definition-discussion/16379>\
**Category:** WHE Articles\
**Created:** [September 2, 2009, 12:00am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/kykeon-whe-definition-discussion/16379 "2009-09-02T00:00:00Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 2, 2009, 12:00am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/kykeon-whe-definition-discussion/16379/1 "2009-09-02T00:00:00Z")

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Kykeon (from the Greek “to mix, stir”) was a beverage of water and barley (sometimes flavored with mint or thyme) popular among the working, 'lower' class of ancient Greece. In Homer's _Illiad_ it is described as a mixture of water, barley, herbs and ground goat cheese (Book XI) and the drink is also mentioned in the _Odyssey_ Book X when the sorceress Circe uses it, mixed with honey, to make her potion.

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_This is a companion discussion topic for the original content at [https://www.worldhistory.org/Kykeon/](https://www.worldhistory.org/Kykeon/)._

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**Author:** ![JPryst](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/community.worldhistory.org/jpryst/32/168_2.png) [@JPryst](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/JPryst)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2026, 7:05pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/kykeon-whe-definition-discussion/16379/2 "2026-07-30T19:05:21Z")

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