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[536] κύμβαχον as subst. occurs here only; but see 5.586 with note. It probably means either the crown of the helmet, or the upright stem at the top in which the plume is fixed (see App. B, figs. 1, 2). A single blow on this might well carry off the crest.

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

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