In ancient Greek costume, a tainia (; : or ; : taeniae) was a headband, ribbon, or fillet.
The tainia headband was worn with the traditional ancient Greek costume. The headbands were worn at Greek festivals.Pl. Symp. 212d.e, 213d; Xen. Symp. 5,9 The gods also bound their heads with tainiai.Paus. 1,8,4
Cult images,Paus. 8,31,8; 10,35,10 trees,Theocr. 18,44 urns, monuments, animal sacrifices and the deceasedLucian, Dial. mort. 13,4 had tainiai wound around them. They were later adopted by the Romans."Tainia." Brill's New Pauly. Brill Online, 2013. Reference. 28 June 2013 A similar type of headband was the diadema, used as a symbol for kings. Tainia in art
See also Clothing in ancient Greece Fillet (clothing) Wreath (attire)
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Image of a woman wearing a chiton and a broad taenia at Perseus Project