. 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 . D 1 52 ANCIENT GREEK FEMALE COSTUME. at least were part of the Trojan spoils, gathered at thesacking of IHon. Reference is made to these treasuresin the Electra of Euripides, thus : My mother sits ona throne amid Phrygian spoils ; and again, where Clytem-nestra says, For the houses of the gods
. 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 . D 1 52 ANCIENT GREEK FEMALE COSTUME. at least were part of the Trojan spoils, gathered at thesacking of IHon. Reference is made to these treasuresin the Electra of Euripides, thus : My mother sits ona throne amid Phrygian spoils ; and again, where Clytem-nestra says, For the houses of the gods are adorned withPhrygian spoils; but I possess in my house those chosenfrom the Trojan land. This view is supported by thefact that the pottery found at Mycenae is in a much ruderstyle of art than is shown in the metal work; the potterywas probably indigenous, the jewellery, being most likelythe workmanship of Phoenician or Phrygian artists, wasbrought from Ilios by the victorious Greeks. It maybe further noticed that the gold work found at Ilios wastrifling in quantity, whereas the pottery was exceedinglyabundant: the inference naturally is that the Greekstook all the gold they could lay their hands upon, butdid not trouble themselves about the Trojan Agamemnon was the chief of the
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