Λαισήϊον

buckler, target

Translated by David Whitehead21 Jan 2007Vetting: high3 revisions

4 words

[Meaning] a small shield.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Λαισήϊον· μικρὰ ἀσπίς.

Betacode

*laish/i+on: mikra\ a)spi/s.

Notes

Made of animal hide.
cf. the scholia to Homer, Iliad 5.453, where the word occurs: web address 1.
See also Herodotus 7.91 (on the Cilicians in Xerxes' army).

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu

Neighbouring entries

λ193Λαιόνleft λ194Λαιπάνηςlaipanes, Laipanes λ195Λαισήϊονbuckler, target λ196ΛαισίνηLaisine, Laesine λ197Λαίσθηignominy

Revision history3 revisions · last 4 Apr 2013

4 Apr 2013Revised — David Whitehead
22 Jan 2007augmented headword, notes, keywords — David Whitehead
22 Jan 2007added link, set status — Catharine Roth
21 Jan 2007Translated — David Whitehead