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Headword:
Καυσία
Adler number: kappa,1139
Translated headword: kausia, cap
Vetting Status: low
Translation: A kind of barbarian covering for the head.
"A kausia, the hitherto adaptable gear for Macedonians, both a shelter in snow and a helmet in war".[1]
Greek Original:Καυσία: εἶδος πίλου βαρβαρικοῦ ἐπὶ τῆς κεφαλῆς. Καυσίη, ἡ τὸ πάροιθεν Μακηδόσιν εὔκολον ὅπλον καὶ σκέπας ἐν νιφετῷ καὶ κόρυς ἐν πολέμῳ.
Notes:
A large and varied body of evidence testifies to the Macedonian origin of the kausia. A series of studies (1981-91) by B.M. Kingsley argued for its being a borrowing, by Alexander the Great, from India; but orthodoxy is fully and convincingly re-stated by E.A. Fredricksmeyer, "The kausia: Macedonian or Indian?", in I. Worthington (ed.),
Ventures into Greek History (Oxford 1994) pp.135-58.
[1] Greek Anthology 6.335.1-2; cf.
sigma 558.
Translated by: David Whitehead on 18 July 2001@04:35:12.
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