On the main side of skyphos, a satyr swings a young girl. It is a depiction of the rite of “Aiora” (swing) that took place in Athens during the Anthesteria, one of the most important festivals dedicated to Dionysus. On the day of "Choes" or "Chytroi", the young girls hanged swings from the trees, on which they used to swing themselves or their dolls singing a song called aletis (“ἀλῆτις”, the wandering). The rite was associated with the myth of Ikarios and Erigone and aimed to redeem the city.

According to the myth, the poor villager Ikarios hosted Dionysus, when the latter arrived in Attica as a stranger. The god taught him the viticulture as a gift and Ikarios in turn taught it to people. However, when some shepherds, intoxicated by the excessive consumption of wine, believed that they had been poisoned by Ikarios, they killed him. His daughter Erigone was wandering (called ἀλῆτις) looking for her father. She hanged herself when she found his body. Then, a series of young girls’ suicides broke out in Athens and the misfortune ended only after the introduction of the “Aiora” rite.