. 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 . THE DRESS OF APHRODITE. 57. Fig. 21. That to her breasts let down, lay there and shoneAs at her joyful full the rising moon. First he took from herThe fiery weed, that was her utmost next her rosy robe, and loosedThe girdle that her slender waist enclosed,Unlaced her buskins ; a
. 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 . THE DRESS OF APHRODITE. 57. Fig. 21. That to her breasts let down, lay there and shoneAs at her joyful full the rising moon. First he took from herThe fiery weed, that was her utmost next her rosy robe, and loosedThe girdle that her slender waist enclosed,Unlaced her buskins ; all her jewelleryTook from her neck and breasts, and all laid byUpon a golden-studded chair of state. Hymn to Aphrodith {Venus). The utmost or outmost robe or veil was probablythe himation, similar to those indicated in figs. 4 and 5,and plates 7 and 21 to 38. The two sides of the gown, bo ANCIENT GREEK FEMALE COSTUME. with growing rose-buds wrought,^ were joined togetherfrom the armpits to the waist by buttons or clasps, thelower portion from the waist to the feet being open atthe two sides, and similar, no doubt, to that presented toPenelope by one of the suitors {see figs. 4 and 5, plates15, 19, 78) :— A robe Antinoiis gives of shining dyes;The varying hues in gay confusion riseRich from the artists hand ! twelve clasp
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