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[182] There is no distinct trace in H. of the devices borne on shields which play so prominent a part in the Septem of Aischylos, and are frequently represented on vase-paintings; nor of course can the mention of the helmet be taken to indicate anything like the mediaeval crest. But every chieftain would be sure to adopt some peculiarity in the shape of his shield and helmet. Cf. 11.526 “εὖ δέ μιν ἔγνων: εὐρὺ γὰρ ἀμφ᾽ ὤμοισιν ἔχει σάκος”. For τρυφαλείηι see on 3.372.

The Iliad, edited, with apparatus criticus, prolegomena, notes, and appendices. Walter Leaf. London. Macmillan. 1900.

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