τεττιγοφόρας
τεττιγοφόρας, wearing a τέττιξ
τεττῑγο-φόρας, ου, ὁ, (φέρω)
- wearing a τέττιξ, as the Athenians were called, because in early times they wore golden τέττιγες, as a token that they were αὐτόχθονες (cf. τέττιξ I.2, τεττιγομήτρα), Ar. Eq. 1331 (anap.): also τεττῑγο-φόρος, ον, Eust. 395.34: hence τεττῑγο-φορία, ἡ, Tz. H. 1.233.
τεττιγοφόρας
(ῑ), ου, ὁ,
φέρω
- wearing a τέττιξ: epith. of the Athenians (cf. τέττιξ 1. 2), Ar.