838 The aigis and Gorgdneion of Athena
skin-cloak as an aigis, regardless of its original species1. Thus
Athena's snake-skin or owl-skin would equally come to be designated
as her aigis. And, when origins were forgotten, the way would be
clear for ingenious enquirers to explain Athena's sacred attire as a
glorified goat-skin. Accordingly Herodotos2 asserts that the aigis
Fig- 650. Fig. 651.
Fig. 652. Fig. 653.
de 7}7rbpovv toijtcm, TrepiefiepXyvTo aiy&v vaKas Kal 7rpoj3a.Tajv, oi ds Kal dr/pto^i'
fj.&\i<TTa oi opavol t&v 'ApKaduv \6koiv re Kal apKruv, schol. Ap. Rhod. r. 324 av
ripuai Sip/xara tpopeiv. ^fll
1 Similarly, since the ordinary leather cap was made of dog-skin, we find the tei ^£ |
applied to caps made of bull's-hide (//. 10. 257 f. dn<pl Si oi Kvvi-qv KetpahV'P"' ^ o<
Tavpeiyv) or weasel-skin (//. 10. 335 Kpan S' iirl KTiSt-qv Kvv^rjv, cp. galea from 7n
goat-skin (Od. 24. 230 f. iiirepOev \ aiyein/v Kvvtriv Ke<pd\i) £xe)- lie ^
2 Hdt. 4. 189 tt\v de dpa tadriTo. Kai t&s alyidas t&v dyaXixdroiv tt)s ^"'""''^j/ ^\
AtPvao-tuv iiroi-qaavTO oi "EXA^es • Tr\i]v yap i} Sri o-kvtIvt) 7/ eo-0T]s t&v Ai/3'"r i ^
Kal oi OOffavoi oi in t&v aiylSoiv avTyai ovk #0ets eial aXXa ifxdvnvott t& ye aX^fl y^^b^
Tibvrb earaXrai. Kal 5i) Kal to ottvofxa Karyyoptei on £k AL^vrjs ijic€t i} o~To\i) tojv n<* ^
alykas yap irepifiaWovraL \J/i\as irepl ttjv iadrjra dvcravwras at A.lfivo'o'ai KeXPL^
5avq), £k 5£ t&v aiytojv rovriiav alyidas ol'"EiWr}v€s /xerojv6fxaaav.
skin-cloak as an aigis, regardless of its original species1. Thus
Athena's snake-skin or owl-skin would equally come to be designated
as her aigis. And, when origins were forgotten, the way would be
clear for ingenious enquirers to explain Athena's sacred attire as a
glorified goat-skin. Accordingly Herodotos2 asserts that the aigis
Fig- 650. Fig. 651.
Fig. 652. Fig. 653.
de 7}7rbpovv toijtcm, TrepiefiepXyvTo aiy&v vaKas Kal 7rpoj3a.Tajv, oi ds Kal dr/pto^i'
fj.&\i<TTa oi opavol t&v 'ApKaduv \6koiv re Kal apKruv, schol. Ap. Rhod. r. 324 av
ripuai Sip/xara tpopeiv. ^fll
1 Similarly, since the ordinary leather cap was made of dog-skin, we find the tei ^£ |
applied to caps made of bull's-hide (//. 10. 257 f. dn<pl Si oi Kvvi-qv KetpahV'P"' ^ o<
Tavpeiyv) or weasel-skin (//. 10. 335 Kpan S' iirl KTiSt-qv Kvv^rjv, cp. galea from 7n
goat-skin (Od. 24. 230 f. iiirepOev \ aiyein/v Kvvtriv Ke<pd\i) £xe)- lie ^
2 Hdt. 4. 189 tt\v de dpa tadriTo. Kai t&s alyidas t&v dyaXixdroiv tt)s ^"'""''^j/ ^\
AtPvao-tuv iiroi-qaavTO oi "EXA^es • Tr\i]v yap i} Sri o-kvtIvt) 7/ eo-0T]s t&v Ai/3'"r i ^
Kal oi OOffavoi oi in t&v aiylSoiv avTyai ovk #0ets eial aXXa ifxdvnvott t& ye aX^fl y^^b^
Tibvrb earaXrai. Kal 5i) Kal to ottvofxa Karyyoptei on £k AL^vrjs ijic€t i} o~To\i) tojv n<* ^
alykas yap irepifiaWovraL \J/i\as irepl ttjv iadrjra dvcravwras at A.lfivo'o'ai KeXPL^
5avq), £k 5£ t&v aiytojv rovriiav alyidas ol'"EiWr}v€s /xerojv6fxaaav.