Talk about words that go out of their way to contradict themselves: hop·lite (hŏp'lît')
n.

A heavily armed foot soldier of ancient Greece.

[Greek hoplîtçs, from hoplon, armor.] (Gurunet)

Dear Jackie: lite as in beer?

So named because they can hop once they have divested themselves of all that heavy arms and armor.

I never heard of a hoplite until I started playing that game.

k

From Internet:
"Socrates was familiar with members of the circle of Pericles. In his youth he fought as a hoplite at Potidaea (432-429), Delium (424) and Amphipolis (422) during the Peloponnesian Wars."

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Information on hoplites and Greek soldiery in general at the Shefton Museum's website. Illustrated with items from their collection. http://www.ncl.ac.uk/shefton-museum/arms/armies.html

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