κυνέη : properly
‘dog - skin,’ a soldier's cap,
generally of leather, ταυρείη,
Il. 10.257;
κτιδέη, Il. 10.335; also
mounted with metal, χαλκήρης,
χαλκοπάρῃος, and πάγχαλκος,
helmet, Od. 18.378;
the κυνέη αἰγείη was a goat - skin cap
for country wear (like that of the oarsmen in cut No. 38), Od. 24.231
; Ἄιδος, the cap of Hades, rendered the
wearer invisible, Il. 5.845.
Georg Autenrieth. A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges. New York. Harper and Brothers. 1891.
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