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πέλτ-η , Dor. πέλτα Tab.Heracl. 1.5, 2.4 : :—
A.small light shield of leather without a rim, orig. Thracian, Hdt.7.75 ; “Θρῃκίας π. ἄναξE.Alc. 498, cf. Ba. 783, Ar. Lys. 563, IG12.282.120, PCair.Zen.14(b)12 (iii B. C.), etc. ; “π. ἈμαζονικήPlu.Pomp. 35.
3. horse's ornament, ib. 305.
II. = παλτόν, shaft, pole, X.An. 1.10.12 : expld. by δόρυ, ἁκόντιον, Hsch., by λόγχη, Suid.
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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (8):
    • Euripides, Alcestis, 498
    • Euripides, Bacchae, 783
    • Euripides, Rhesus, 410
    • Herodotus, Histories, 7.75
    • Xenophon, Anabasis, 1.10.12
    • Euripides, Rhesus, 305
    • Aristophanes, Lysistrata, 563
    • Plutarch, Pompey, 35
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