Daphnis and Chloe 4.32.1

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Text Category
Literature: prose
Century Range
Location of Display
Reference
Daphnis and Chloe 4.32.1
Quotation
Ἦν οὖν μαθεῖν οἷόν ἐστι τὸ κάλλος, ὅταν κόσμον προσλάβῃ.
Part of Speech
Type of Thing Ornamented
Object/ Person Ornamented
Chloe
Type of Medium Ornamenting
Visual Work: Cosmetics
Visual Work: Clothing
Visual Work: Jewellery
Medium/a Ornamenting
Unspecified; context suggests: elaborate clothing and jewellery, cosmetics
Person Engaged in Act of Ornamenting
Cleariste
Notes
This is more like a maxim, referring to Chloe being dressed up by Cleariste (see Daphnis and Chloe 4.31.3), after which her beauty became clear
Item Identifier
A00846
Determination
Interpreted from context