Pilos

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Greek clothes:
1) Man wearing a chiton and a pilos hat. 2) Man wearing an exomis. 3) Man wearing a himation. 4) Man wearing a himation over a chiton. 5) Man wearing a chlamys and a helmet.

The pilos was a conical hat in Ancient Greece and Macedonia. It could be made of felt or leather, and some helmets were also made in the same shape. The pilos was often worn by the peltast light infantry, in conjunction with the exomis.

Odysseus wearing a pilos, an exomis and a chlamys.

[edit] External links

• Greek costume (French, Pdf)
• Image: Odysseus wearing a pilos
• Image: Fighter wearing pilos