σκυτάλην Λακωνικήν
a Spartan scytale (cipher-rod)
Source: Greek military technical (cf. Plutarch, Lys. 19)
Register: technical
Etymology
The Lacedaemonian dispatch-stick on which messages were inscribed spirally; emblem of cryptic brevity.
a Spartan scytale (cipher-rod)
Source: Greek military technical (cf. Plutarch, Lys. 19)
Register: technical
The Lacedaemonian dispatch-stick on which messages were inscribed spirally; emblem of cryptic brevity.