τεττῑγο-φόρας,
ου,
ὁ,(
φέρω)
A). wearing a τέττιξ, as the Athenians were called, because in early times
they wore golden τέττιγες, as a token that they were
αὐτόχθονες (cf.
τέττιξ 1.2 ,
τεττιγομήτρα),
Ar. Eq. 1331 (anap.): also
τεττῑγο-φόρος,
ον,
Eust. 395.34 : hence
τεττῑγο-φορία,
ἡ,
Tz. H. 1.233 .