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@AimeeMaroux@mastodon.social
2026-06-09 10:58:21
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In the Iliad, #Odysseus is gifted a boar tusk helmet for a raid on the Trojans:
"Meriones [...] put a cleverly made leather helmet on his head. On the inside there was a strong lining on interwoven straps, onto which a felt cap had been sewn in. The outside was cleverly adorned all around with rows of white tusks from a shiny-toothed boar, the tusks running in alternate directions in…

Photo of a Mycenaean Greek boar tusk helmet from Mycenae, 14th century BCE, against a black background. The individual tusk plate can easily be made out. It has a cap-like part and cheek guards. The conical shape helps deflect projectiles. It's on display at the National Archaeological Museum in Athens.