εἰς πέλαγος σπέρµα βαλεῖν καὶ γράµµατα γράψαι ἀµφότερος µόχθος τε κενὸς καὶ πρᾶξις ἄκαρπος → throwing seeds and writing letters at sea are both a vain and fruitless endeavor
bottle: Ar. and P. λήκυθος, ἡ, ληκύθιον, τό.
jar: Ar. and P. ἄγγος, τό, πρόχους, ἡ, V. τεῦχος, τό; see jar.