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
Names of Easter Names of Easter The Christian holiday Easter has several names. The names differ depending on languages, but most are derived from Greek and Latin "pascha". The modern English term "Easter" developed from the Old English word "Ēastre" or "Ēostre" (), which itself developed prior to 899, originally referring to the name of the Anglo-Saxon goddess Ēostre. Old English "Eōstre" continues into modern English as "Easter" and derives from Proto-Germanic *"austrōn" meaning 'dawn', itself a descendent of the Proto-Indo-European root *"aus-", meaning 'to shine' (modern English "east" also derives from this root). Writing in the 8th century, the Anglo-Saxon monk Bede