Tetrabiblos 2.3

Item

Text Category
Literature: prose
Century Range
Location of Display
Egypt: Alexandria
Author
Reference
Tetrabiblos 2.3
Quotation
πὶ πᾶν καὶ τἄλλα μὲν τὰ περὶ τὰς στολὰς καὶ κόσμους καὶ ὅλωςτὰς σωματικὰς σχέσεις τρυφεροὶ καὶ τεθηλυσμένοι διὰ τὸν τῆς Ἀφροδίτης... καὶ κοινὰς εἶναι τὰς γυναῖκαςπάντων. φιλοκαλλωπισταὶ δὲ τυγχάνουσι καὶ κόσμους γυναικείους περιζώννυνται διὰτὸν τῆς Ἀφροδίτης
Part of Speech
Type of Thing Ornamented
Object/ Person Ornamented
People of southern Greater Asia - India, Ariana, Gedrosia, Parthia, Media, Persia, Babylonia, Mesopotamia, Assyria
Type of Medium Ornamenting
Visual Work: Clothing
Visual Work: Jewellery
Visual Work: Cosmetics
Medium/a Ornamenting
"Effeminate" clothing and ornament which likely includes cosmetics
Item Identifier
A00840
Determination
Derived directly from text