II. Classical Antiquity
Ear ornaments (ἐνώτια/enṓtia, ἐνωτάρια/enōtária, ἐνωτίδιον/enōtídion, Lat. inaures) are seldom mentioned in Gr. myth (Hom. Il. 14,183; Hom. Od. 18,298; Hymn. Hom. ad Ven. 8), but numerous finds and representations attest that already in early times they formed part of the jewellery of men (Hom. Od. 18,298) and women. In the classical period and later, the wearing of ear ornam…