Κτιδέη

marten-skin [helmet]

Translated by Catharine Roth30 Apr 2006Vetting: high3 revisions

3 words

[Meaning] a head-covering.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Κτιδέη· ἡ περικεφαλαία.

Betacode

*ktide/h: h( perikefalai/a.

Notes

From i)/ktis, marten (iota 281); ktide/h may have arisen from misinterpretation of the phrase e)p' i)ktide/hn as e)pi\ ktide/hn. See Homer, Iliad 10.335 (web address 1).

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu

Linked from1 entry

ι281Ἴκτιςmarten[i)/ktis, genitive] i)/ktidos. A kind of animal, like the beavers. Or it is an aquatic [animal], a fish-eater. Also [sc. attested is] ktide/a ["marten-pelt"], [meaning] the skin of a cat.

Neighbouring entries

κ2523Κτησίου ΔιόςZeus Ktesios, Zeus Ctesius, Domestic Zeus κ2524ΚτησιφῶνKtesiphon, Ctesiphon, Ctesipho κ2525Κτιδέηmarten-skin [helmet]κ2526Κτίλοςktilos κ2527ΚτιννύωI kill

Revision history3 revisions · last 1 Apr 2013

1 Apr 2013upgraded link — Catharine Roth
18 Mar 2013Revised — David Whitehead
30 Apr 2006Revised — David Whitehead
30 Apr 2006Translated — Catharine Roth