When I was in Egypt before Christmas, I got bitten to pieces by mosquitos. On mentioning this, David Miller tells me that “canopy” is derived from the Greek word for mosquito-net.
The word is “k0n0peion”. The derivation is via late Lat. ‘canopeum’ — perhaps with a supposed connection to ‘Canopus’ .
k0n0ps (??”cone-face”??) = mosquito.
Imagine all those hard-bitten Greek mercenaries working for the late Pharaohs in the Nile Delta getting bitten, eh?
Hello Roger Pearse
I am haave first-thoughts about Gk mercenaries in A. Egypt.
Do you know of any sources for Spartan involvement?
Regards
Norman
A search in Google on “Egypt sparta mercenaries” should give results. The Spartan King Agesilaus fought there; related by Diodorus Siculus, and Plutarch, according to a quick search.
http://touregypt.net/featurestories/nectanebo2.htm
But you can research this as well as I.