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To physically wear it it meant you could seal a document on behalf of the king to make it official. It also meant you were a trusted and loyal subject.
King Midas always wore a turban or other lavish headdress to cover his donkey's ears. He got the donkey ears after insulting Apollo.
When Odysseus arrives in Phaeacia the first person he meets is Nausicaa. Nausicaa is the daughter of King Alcinous and gives Odysseus clothes to wear.
They wear just what we wear today.
King Eurystheus decided that Hercules had to kill the Nemean lion, that tormented the citizens of his country. Hercules was to bring him the lion's skin within a month. When he returned, the King let him keep the skin of the Nemean lion. Hercules wore it to show his courage and strength at killing one of the strongest lions that existed.