Illustrated Companion to the Latin Dictionary/Cudo

Illustrated Companion to the Latin Dictionary, and Greek Lexicon (Rich, 1849)

CU'DO or CU'DON (καταῖτυξ, λιτός περικεφάλαιος). The simplest form of helmet, consisting of a mere scull-cap, without any ridge-piece (apex) or crest (crista) (hence, ἄφαλος τε καὶ ἄλοφος, Hom. Il. x. 258.), made out of leather or the skin of wild animals (Sil. Ital. viii. 493.), and fastened under the chin by a thong (ὀχεύς). It was worn by some of the Roman light-armed troops (Polyb. vi. 22.); is ascribed to Diomedes by Homer, and is frequently seen in Greek representations of that hero, from one of which in bronze the annexed example (Cudo/1.1) is taken.

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  Cudo/1.1