Swaddled up, covered up and wound up so as not even to present the shape of a human, but to appear as a heap of coverings. For κορδύλη is used idiomatically for a prominent swelling on the head, rising to a height and a lump on account of a blow; what we call a κόνδυλος ['knob']. But Kreon in [book] 1 of his Rhetorica says that a κορδύλη is what a wrap for the head is called among Cyprians, that which is called κρώβυλος among Athenians and νιδάριον among Persians. Now, that in Aristophanes 'bundled up' [is used] in place of 'bound up' and 'covering himself' is clear from what follows: "but, if it's all right with you, let's snore covered up."[1] For it was cold, as it seems, and they were covered up. For this reason also he said that his son was covered with 5 coverlets.[2]