Ἄφαλόν τε καὶ ἄλοφον
both boss-less and crest-less
Translated by Jennifer Benedict10 Nov 2001Vetting: high7 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] such that it might escape notice. For phaloi ["bosses"] are the shiny little disks of helmets, lophoi ["crests"] the gatherings of hair.2
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἄφαλόν τε καὶ ἄλοφον· ἵνα λανθάνοι. φαλοὶ γὰρ τὰ ἐπὶ τῶν περικεφαλαιῶν λαμπρὰ ἀσπιδίσκια, λόφοι δὲ αἱ τριχώσεις.