Ancient Greek female costume : illustrated by one hundred and twelve plates and numerous smaller illustrations ; with descriptive letterpress and descriptive passages from the works of Homer, Hesiod, Herodotus, Aeschylus, Euripides, Aristophanes, Theocritus, Xenophon, Lucian, and other Greek authors (1882)
Smith, J. Moyr, 1839-1912 · London : Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington · leaf 65
ough attendantsand slaves were abundant, the Glreek ladies of early timessometimes arranged their hair themselves. Hesiod refers to Juno as the majestic Here, theArgive goddess treading proudly in golden sandals. The Dress op Athene (Minerva). Pallas Athene (Minerva) wears two distinct dresses… … Fig. 26. which is included the aegis or shield-supporter of herfather Zeus. A passage in the Iliad, book v., indicatesboth sorts of dress thus :— Pallas disrobes; her radiant veil untied.With flowers adornd, with art diversified(The labourd veil her heavenly fingers wove),Flows on the pavement of…
Costume -- Greece · Women -- Greece
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