1. a belt or girdle , worn round the waist beneath the cuirass (whereas the ζωστήρ went over it), (Iliad by Homer)

2. = ζώνη, the maiden-zone , (Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus), etc.

3. a girdle worn by wrestlers , [variant datesAnthology Palantina

4. a head-band worn by Greek women to tie up their hair, a snood , (Euripides)

5. the victor's chaplet at the games, (Pindar); Λυδία μίτρα a Lydian garland (i. e. an ode in Lydian measure), (Pindar)

6. a Persian head-dress, turban , (Herdotus Historicus) (ML)