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Καυσία · kausia, cap (κ 1139) · Suda

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κ1135I form a shoot, I form a stalk
κ1136Kaulonia, Caulonia
κ1137kaunakes, mantle
κ1138Kaunian passion
κ1139kausia, cap
κ1140burning heat's, heatwave's, summer heat's
κ1141burning
κ1142Kaystros, Caystrus, Cayster
κ1143burning

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Καυσία

kausia, cap

Translated by David Whitehead18 Jul 2001Vetting: high6 revisions

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1 note · 27 words

Translation

[Meaning] 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 · Adler’s text

Καυσία· εἶδος πίλου βαρβαρικοῦ ἐπὶ τῆς κεφαλῆς. Καυσίη, ἡ τὸ πάροιθεν Μακηδόσιν εὔκολον ὅπλον καὶ σκέπας ἐν νιφετῷ καὶ κόρυς ἐν πολέμῳ.

Betacode

*kausi/a: ei)=dos pi/lou barbarikou= e)pi\ th=s kefalh=s. *kausi/h, 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)

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) 135-158.
1Greek Anthology 6.335.1-2 (Antipater); cf. sigma 558. On this epigram, in which a kausia is presented to Piso, see Gow and Page vol. I (36-37) and vol. II (52-53). The epigram does not identify the hat's donor, but L. Calpurnius Piso (48 BCE - 32 CE, consul 15 BCE, "the pontifex") was the patron of Antipater of Thessalonica; cf. OCD(4) s.v. Calpurnius Piso (2), Lucius, and Gow and Page vol. II (52).

References

A.S.F. Gow and D.L. Page, eds., The Greek Anthology: The Garland of Philip and Some Contemporary Epigrams, vol. I, (Cambridge, 1968)
A.S.F. Gow and D.L. Page, eds., The Greek Anthology: The Garland of Philip and Some Contemporary Epigrams, vol. II, (Cambridge, 1968)

Linked from1 entry

κ281Καμηλαύκιονcap, hood, kamelavkionThe word [is] Latin. But it could also be derived in Greek from the [phrase] "to drive off the heat of the sun" (kauma elaunein).

Neighbouring entries

κ1137Καυνάκηςkaunakes, mantle κ1138Καύνιος ἔρωςKaunian passion κ1139Καυσίαkausia, cap κ1140Καύσωνοςburning heat's, heatwave's, summer heat's κ1141Καυστειρός Καυτηρὸςburning

Revision history6 revisions · last 23 May 2022

23 May 2022expanded n.1, added bibliography, added keywords — Ronald Allen
14 Jul 2019tweaked note — Catharine Roth
11 Feb 2013Revised — David Whitehead
8 Dec 2003Added italics; cosmetics — Elizabeth Vandiver
7 Jun 2002added keyword — David Whitehead
6 Jun 2002Revised — Catharine Roth
18 Jul 2001Translated — David Whitehead

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Καυσία (Adler number kappa 1139), trans. David Whitehead, 18 Jul 2001. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/kappa/1139

Translation by David Whitehead for Suda On Line, revised by Ronald Allen, Catharine Roth, David Whitehead, Elizabeth Vandiver, licensed CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Shown unchanged, under the same licence, non-commercially. Original on SOL ↗