τελαμών

τελᾰμών, ῶνος, ὁ,

• broad strap or band for bearing or supporting anything (from τελᾰ- ‘bear’ (v. *τλάω, τελάσσαι), whence also the hero Telamon took his name):
• • • 1 leathern strap or belt, freq. in Hom., Il. 17.290; δύω τελαμῶνε περὶ στήθεσσι τετάσθην, ἤτοι ὁ μὲν σάκεος, ὁ δὲ φασγάνου, of Ajax, 14.404; for the sword alone, ξίφος σὺν κολεῷ τε καὶ ἐϋτμήτῳ τελαμῶνι 7.304, cf. 23.825; μαχαίρας εἶχον . . ἐξ ἀργυρέων τελαμώνων 18.598; περὶ στήθεσσι . . χρύσεος ἦν τ. Od. 11.610; for the shield, Il. 2.388, 11.38, 18.480; it passed over the shoulder and bore the chief weight, 5.796, 16.803, cf. Hdt. 1.171; τ. φαεινός Il. 12.401; χάλκεος Hes. Sc. 222.
    • 2 broad linen bandage for wounds, Hdt. 7.181, Antyll. ap. Orib. 7.9.1, Herod.Med. ap. eund. 10.18.15, Sor. 1.28, al.; ἀμφὶ τραύματʼ . . τελαμῶνας βαλεῖν E. Ph. 1669; also, a long linen bandage or roller, for swathing mummies, Hdt. 2.86, cf. AP 11.125.
    • 3 band for the hair, Callistr. Stat. 11.
  • II in Architecture, Τελαμῶνες were colossal male figures used as bearing-pillars, being the Roman name for Ἄτλαντες, Vitr. 6.7.6.
  • • 2 base of a στήλη, ἁ στάλα καὶ ὁ τελαμὼν (prob. written τελαμὼ, v. Mnemos. 58.28) ἱαρὰ τᾶς Ἥρας IG 4.517 (Argos, v B.C.); [ἀναγράψαι εἰς σ]τήλην λευκοῦ λίθου [κα]ὶ ἀναθ[εῖναι αὐτὴν ἐπὶ τελα]μ[ῶ]νος prob. rest. in CIG 2056d (loc.inc., perh. Odessus); simply = στήλη, ἀναγράψαι . . εἰς τελαμῶνα λευκοῦ λίθου καὶ ἀναθεῖναι κτλ. SIG 731.41 (Tomi, i B.C.), al., cf. Milet. 3p.377No.153.39, BMus.Inscr. 1007 (Cyzicus, ii A.D.), etc.

τελαμών, ῶνος, ὁ (τλῆναι, ταλάσαι), ein breiter, lederner Tragriemen, Wehrgehenk, sowohl den Schild als das Schwert daran zu tragen ; ἀσπίδος, Il. 2.388, 5.796 u. sonst ; ἀργύρεος, 18.480 ; φαεινός, 12.401 ; auch von Gold, Od. 11.610 ; ξίφος σὺν κολεῷ τε φέρων καὶ ἐϋτμήτῳ τελαμῶνι, Il. 7.304 ; μαχαίρας εἶχον χρυσείας ἐξ ἀργυρέων τελαμώνων, 18.598 ; vgl. bes. 14.404, wo es von Aias heißt δύω τελαμῶνε περὶ στήθεσσι τετάσθην, ἤτοι ὁ μὲν σάκεος, ὁ δὲ φασγάνου. – Eine linnene Binde, Wunden zu verbinden, Verband, δησάμενος τελαμῶνι παρὰ σφυρόν, Il. 17.290 ; Her. 7.180 ; Eur. Troad. 1232, Phoen. 1663. – Leinwandstreifen, um Tote, die einbalsamiert werden sollen, einzuwickeln, Her. 2.86 ; Ep.adesp. 96 (XI.125); ein abgerissener Streifen vom Kleide, Dion.Hal. 2.68 ; übh. Binde, Band, vgl. S.Emp. pyrrh. 3.228. – In der Baukunst Tragbalken, Träger, bes. eine männliche, Gebälk tragende Bildsäule, sonst ἄτλαντες.

τελαμών

-ῶνος, ὁ.

A baldrick supporting

• • • a

      A sword or dagger : δῶκε ξίφος (φάσγανον), σὺν κολεῷ τε φέρων καὶ τελαμῶνι Il. 7.304 = Il. 23.825, μαχαίρας ἐξ ἀργυρέων τελαμώνων Il. 18.598. Cf. Od. 11.610 (see ἀορτήρ 1), 614.

    • b

      A shield : ἀσπὶς σὺν τελαμῶνι Il. 16.803. Cf. Il. 2.388, Il. 5.796, 798, Il. 11.38, Il. 12.401, Il. 18.480.

      The two baldricks mentioned together : δύω τελαμῶνε, ὁ μὲν σάκεος, ὁ δὲ φασγάνου Il. 14.404.

      Doubtful which is meant : δησάμενος τελαμῶνι Il. 17.290.

τελαμών , ῶνος (root ταλ): any belt or strap to bear or support something, hence (1) sword-belt, baldric (see cuts Nos. 86, 109).—(2) shield-strap, Od. 11.610, Il. 14.404 (see cut).—(3) thong attached to the ankles of a dead body, to drag it away, Il. 17.290. (Cf. cut No. 16.)

τελαμών τελᾰμών, ῶνος,

• • • 1a broad strap for bearing anything from Root !τλα, *τλάω, whence also the hero Telamon took his name, cf. Ἄτλας
    • 1a leathern strap or belt, for bearing both shield or sword, Hom.
    • 2a broad linen bandage for wounds, Il., Hdt., Eur.; for swathing mummies, Hdt.