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Handbook of archaeology, Egyptian - Greek - Etruscan - Roman (1867)

Westropp, Hodder M. (Hodder Michael), -1884 · London, Bell and Daldy · leaf 189

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however, he MYTHOLOGY OF SCULPTURE. 167 was even at that time also sculptured entirely naked, and in violentaction. The flourishing period of Greek art unfolded the idea morecharacteristically; it gave to Poseidon, with a somewhat moreslender structure of body, a stronger muscular development than… … and disordered, and the pine wreath forms for it a fitting, althoughnot frequently used, ornament. He is frequently represented withhis spouse Amphitrite, accompanied by sea gods. His amour withthe fountain nymph Amymone, also forms a frequent subject infigured representation. His attributes were…

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