ἱμάς a leathern strap or thong, Il.: in pl. the traces by which horses were attached to the chariot, Il.: also, the reins, Il., Soph., Eur. the straps on which the body of the chariot was hung, Il. the lash of a whip, Il. the caestus of boxers, consisting of straps put round the hand, Il. in sg. the magic girdle of Aphrodite, Lat. cestus, Il. the chin-strap of the helmet, Il. in Od. a latchet or thong, by which the bolt was shot home into the socket, and which was then fastened to the κορώνη, Od. after Hom. the thong or latchet of a sandal, Xen. a dog-leash, Xen.: proverb., ἱμὰς κύνειός ἐστι heʼs as tough as a dog- leash, Ar.