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Pilleus (Pileus)

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Pilleus

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Definition: Pilleus (Pileus) is a round felt hat with little or no brim, the mark of fishermen, sailors and artisans. Castor and Pollux, Odysseus, Charon, Hephaestus, and Daedalus wear the pilleus.

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