Mosso, A. (Angelo), 1846-1910 · London, Unwin · leaf 240
FIG. Io8.—TERRACOTTA FIGURE FOUND AT PETSOFA, NEAR PALAIKASTRO, BY MR. DAWKIXS. FOOTGEAR IX THE TIME OF MINOS 231 legs the fine greaves with silver buckles. ^ By a strange fancyof the poet the greaves of Achilles were of tin. When Agenorassailed Achilles he cast with vigorous hand his spear,… … fig. 109.—part of a vase found at mycex^ by dr. schliemann(about oxe-third of the actual size). Let us consider some discrepancies between poetry and reality.Tin does not resound when it is struck, and it is soft enough tobe cut by a hard thrust from a spear. We might suppose thatthe greaves of…
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