Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From κύων (kúōn, dog) as such helmets were originally made of dog skin.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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κῠνέη (kunéēf (genitive κῠνέης); first declension (Epic, Ionic)

  1. leather helmet for soldiers

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Further reading

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  • κυνέη”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
  • κυνέη in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
  • κυνέη”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press