The cities and cemeteries of Etruria . ith his lion-skin over hishead, and wrapt round his left arm, holds out his bow and arrowwith the same hand, while he strikes with uplifted club at thethree Amazons before him. Two of them named Lesyle and Thraso, who are fully armed like hoplitcc, in helmets,cuirasses, greaves, and with swords by their sides, are aimingtheir lances at the hero, while protecting themselves with theirArgolic shields, one of which shows a Gorgons head as its third called Teisipyle, wears a similar helmet, but noother armour, her only weapon being a bow, with which
The cities and cemeteries of Etruria . ith his lion-skin over hishead, and wrapt round his left arm, holds out his bow and arrowwith the same hand, while he strikes with uplifted club at thethree Amazons before him. Two of them named Lesyle and Thraso, who are fully armed like hoplitcc, in helmets,cuirasses, greaves, and with swords by their sides, are aimingtheir lances at the hero, while protecting themselves with theirArgolic shields, one of which shows a Gorgons head as its third called Teisipyle, wears a similar helmet, but noother armour, her only weapon being a bow, with which she isspeeding an arrow against the god. Her curiously formed quiverhangs at her left side, suspended by a strap from her neck. She 6 lit supra, pp. 74, 89. addition of a small stroke would convert 7 Vt supra, pp. 8(>, 87. the L into en. Yet the name of Tarlnia 8 Micali (Mon. Ined. p. 3S6, tav. LV. occurs on an Etruscan urn in one of the6) reads it Pupli Tarchntias, or Publius tombs of Perugia. Tarchuntias. He may be right, for the. c c 2 388 AEEZZO. [chap. lix. is clad in anaxyrides, a garment fitting closely to her figure, andcovering her whole body, save her head, hands, and feet, andstrangely handed in eveiy part, as shown in the woodcut on page887. The demi-god has already vanquished one of his fair foes,Kydoime, who having received three fearful wounds apparentlyfrom his sword, which he has returned to its sheath, is sinkingto the ground at his feet. The shield on her arm displays akantharus as its device, and on her cuirass is the figure of asmall lion. Behind Herakles, is a Greek called Telamox,*accoutred precisely like the three Amazons, and with a lion onhis shield, cutting down his foe Toksis, on whom he hasalready inflicted three wounds. She is dressed in the sameharlequin costume as Teisipyle, but wears a Phrygian capinstead of a helmet. On the reverse of the vase, four otherAmazons are rushing up to assist their comrades—three of themarmed like Greeks, with l
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