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Headword:
*ske/panon
Adler number: sigma,558
Translated headword: sheltering
Vetting Status: high
Translation: [Meaning] covering. "And a sheltering cap for an unholy head".[1] It is also called shelter. "Kausia, the hitherto adaptable gear for Macedonians, both a shelter in snow and a helmet in war".[2]
Greek Original:*ske/panon: ske/ph. kai\ pi=lon kefala=s ou)x o(si/as ske/panon. le/getai kai\ *ske/pas. *kausi/h, to\ pa/roiqen *makhdo/sin eu)/kolon o(/plon, kai\ ske/pas e)n nifetw=|, kai\ ko/rus e)n pole/mw|.
Notes:
[1]
Greek Anthology 6.298.4 (
Leonidas of
Tarentum); Sochares the Cynic dies, and Hunger hangs his simple possessions on a tamarisk bush as a dedication; cf. Gow and Page (vol. I, 125), (vol. II, 363-364), and further extracts from this epigram at
kappa 2725 and
sigma 1062. Gow and Page note (vol. II, 364) that a
pi=los (cf. LSJ s.v.) is a felt cap, typically worn by rustics and fishermen in bad weather. They further observe that it is an unusual item among the possessions of a professed ascetic, as Sochares might be expected to be bare-headed (ibid.).
[2]
Greek Anthology 6.335.1-2 (Antipater); see under
kappa 1139.
References:
A.S.F. Gow and D.L. Page, eds., The Greek Anthology: Hellenistic Epigrams, vol. I, (Cambridge, 1965)
A.S.F. Gow and D.L. Page, eds., The Greek Anthology: Hellenistic Epigrams, vol. II, (Cambridge, 1965)
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Translated by: David Whitehead on 19 July 2001@04:08:40.
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