Kolpos Kolpos The kolpos (Greek: κόλποις κόλπον κόλπῳ, a gulf, bay or creek) is the "blousing" of a peplos, chiton or tunic in Ancient Greek clothing, whereby excess length of the material hangs folded over a zone (a narrow girdle). The fabric of the garment was typically cut longer than the shoulder-to-floor measurement of the women or man wearing it. The excess length was dealt with at the waist (creating the kolpos) and optionally the top edge (creating the apoptygma). To create the kolpos, a zone was tied around the body below the breast (high-girdled) or at the waist (low-girdled) and
Nosferatu (word) inability to confirm its existence in Romanian literature rather puzzling. One proposed etymology of "nosferatu" is that the term originally came from the Greek "nosophoros" (νοσοφόρος), meaning "disease-bearing". F. W. Murnau's classic film "Nosferatu" strongly emphasizes this theme of disease, and Murnau's creative direction in the film may have been influenced by this etymology (or "vice versa"). However, several difficulties with this etymology should be noted. Schmidt, Gerard, and Wlislocki, all three sometime residents of Transylvania, identified the word as Romanian, and even proponents of the "nosophoros" etymology (as well as most other commentators) seem to have little doubt that