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Hermes wearing a chlamys. The chlamys (Ancient Greek: χλαμύς, chlamýs, genitive: χλαμύδος, chlamydos) was a type of an ancient Greek cloak. [1] By the time of the Byzantine Empire it was, although in a much larger form, part of the state costume of the emperor and high officials. It survived as such until at least the 12th ...
The chlamys, a semicircular cloak fastened to the right shoulder continued throughout the period. The length fell sometimes only to the hips or as far as the ankles, much longer than the version commonly worn in Ancient Greece ; the longer version is also called a paludamentum .
The aegis on the Lemnian Athena of Phidias, represented by a cast at the Pushkin Museum. The aegis (/ ˈ iː dʒ ɪ s / EE-jis; [1] Ancient Greek: αἰγίς aigís), as stated in the Iliad, is a device carried by Athena and Zeus, variously interpreted as an animal skin or a shield and sometimes featuring the head of a Gorgon.
The chlamys was a seamless rectangle of woolen material worn by men for military or hunting purposes. [3] It was worn as a cloak and fastened at the right shoulder with a brooch or button. [4] The chlamys was typical Greek military attire from the 5th to the 3rd century BC. [24] It is thought that the chlamys could ward against light attacks in ...
A petasos (Ancient Greek: πέτασος) or petasus is a broad brimmed hat of Thessalian origin worn by ancient Greeks, Thracians and Etruscans, [1] often in combination with the chlamys cape. It was made of wool felt, leather, straw or animal skin. Women's versions had a high crown while those for men featured a lower crown. [2]
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Chlamys is a genus of small scallops, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Pectinidae. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The name is taken from the Ancient Greek , χλαμΰς or Chlamys , a cloak worn by soldiers. Numerous taxa previously included in this genus are now considered synonyms and/or moved to other genera (e.g., Mimachlamys , Talochlamys ). [ 2 ]
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