Κάρδακες
Κάρδακες, foreign mercenaries
Κάρδακες, οἱ,
- Persian name for foreign mercenaries, Theopomp. (Hist. or Com.) ap. Paus.Gr. Fr. 222, Plb. 5.79.11 and 82.11: derived by Str. 15.3.18 from Pers. κάρδα, = τὸ ἀνδρῶδες καὶ πολεμικόν.