. 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 . Fig. 3. Ljcurgus, the Spartanlawgiver, seems to have en-couraged a fashion in theyounger women of wearingexceediug scanty costume,and even accustomed thevirgins to dance and singunclothed in the presenceof the young men in thenational festivals. Therethey indulged in raillery ofthe youths who h
. 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 . Fig. 3. Ljcurgus, the Spartanlawgiver, seems to have en-couraged a fashion in theyounger women of wearingexceediug scanty costume,and even accustomed thevirgins to dance and singunclothed in the presenceof the young men in thenational festivals. Therethey indulged in raillery ofthe youths who had mis-behaved themselves, andpraised those who had dis-tinguished themselves bytheir bravery or address inthe games, thus exciting in Fig. i. Spartan Virgin. 12 ANCIENT GREEK FEMALE COSTUME. the young men an emulation and love of glory. Bywearing the scanty garment, or none at all, the Spartangirls had freedom in the exercises of running, wrestling,and throwing quoits and darts, and their bodies becamestrong and vigorous. As for the virgins appearingnaked, says Plutarcb, there was nothing disgracefulin it, because everything was conducted with modestyand without one indecent word or action, nay, it causeda simplicity of manners and an emulation for the besthabit of body ; their ideas, too, were
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