χλαμύς

A. χλάμυν Sapph. 674:—short mantle, worn prop. by horsemen, X. An. 7.4.4; borrowed with the πέτασος from Thessaly, Philem. 34, Poll. 10.124; but said to be Macedonian, Arist. Fr. 500, Phylarch. 62J.; worn by ἔφηβοι, Philem. l.c., cf. AP 6.282 (Theod.); μάτηρ σε . . δῶρον ἐς Ἅιδαν ὀκτωκαιδεκέταν ἐστόλισεν χλαμύδι ib.7.468 (Mel.); χλαμύδεσσ’ ἀμφεμμένοι, of ephebi, IGRom. 4.360.35 (Pergam., ii A. D.); ἐκ χλαμύδος, = ἐξ ἐφήβου, Plu. 2.752f, cf. 754f; ἐκ χλαμύδος . . ᾤχετ’ ἐς Ἅιδα IG 12(7).447.6 (Amorgos); worn by Hermes, Luc. Tim. 30; also by Eros, Sapph. l.c. (v. Poll. 10.124), Philostr. Im. 1.6, cf. AP 12.78 (Mel.).

2. generally, military cloak, of foot-soldiers, Antiph. 16, Men. 331, Plu. Phil. 11, etc.; of heralds, Ar. Lys. 987.

3. of the general's cloak, Phld. Vit. p.27J., Plu. Per. 35, Lys. 13, etc.; worn by kings, Id. Demetr. 42, etc.; by tragic kings and heroes, Luc. JTr. 41; by Σειληνοί in a procession, Callix. 2: = Lat. paludamentum, D.C. 59.17, 60.17, al., Hdn. 4.7.3, Cod.Theod. 14.10.1.

4. a civilian's mantle, PCair.Zen. 263.2, al. (iii B. C.), PLond. 2.402 ii 16 (ii B. C.), X.Eph. 1.8 cod., POxy. 1288.24 (iv A. D.). (For its shape cf. Plu. Alex. 26.)