Kalasiris(47 words)
[German version]
(καλάσιρις; kalásiris). According to Hdt. 2,81, a fringed linen undergarment worn by the Egyptians; according to Democr. (FGrH 267, F.1) also worn by Persians and Ionians, probably to be connected with the Egyptian warrior class of the Kalasirieis. Cf. Calasiris.
Jansen-Winkeln, Karl (Berlin)
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Jansen-Winkeln, Karl (Berlin),
“Kalasiris”, in:
Brill’s New Pauly, Antiquity volumes edited by: Hubert Cancik and , Helmuth Schneider, English Edition by: Christine F. Salazar, Classical Tradition volumes edited by: Manfred Landfester, English Edition by: Francis G. Gentry.
Consulted online on 28 March 2024 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1574-9347_bnp_e605560>
First published online: 2006
First print edition: 9789004122598, 20110510
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