Waters, Clara Erskine Clement, 1834-1916 · Boston, Ticknor and company · leaf 58
d the presentation of the peplos atthe temple was as splendid as all the wealth, nobility, youth, andbeauty of Athens could make it; a vast multitude attended it, somein chariots, others on horses, and large numbers on foot. The noblestmaidens bore baskets and vases containing offerings for the… … YOUTHS OX HORSEBACK. (FROM THE FRIEZE OF THE PARTHENON.) was moved along on the land, some writers say by means of machin-ery placed under-ground. When the procession reached the temple,the splendid garment was placed upon the statue of the goddess. During the festival of the Panathensea prisoners…
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