. 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 . ption of female the first place there is a little sword of gold, with thename of the wearers father inscribed ; then a gold two-edged axe, inscribed with the mothers name; nexttheres a little knife of silver, and two little hands linkedtogether, and then a little bow; then there is
. 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 . ption of female the first place there is a little sword of gold, with thename of the wearers father inscribed ; then a gold two-edged axe, inscribed with the mothers name; nexttheres a little knife of silver, and two little hands linkedtogether, and then a little bow; then there is a goldendrop (bulla), which my father presented to me on mybirthday. The Deess of Apheodit^ (Yenus). The attire of Aphrodite is thus minutelydescribed in the hymn to the goddess,which has been ascribed to Homer :— Anchises seeing her, all his senses wereWith wonder stricken; and high-taken heedsBoth of her form, brave stature, and rich for a veil she shined in an attireThat cast a radiance past the ray of which, wore she girt to her a gownWrought all with growing rose-buds, reaching downT her slender smalls, which buskins did divine;Such as taught Thetis silver feet to soft white neck rich carcanets 23. Bright, and with gold in all variety THE DRESS OF APHRODITE. 57
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