The Ephesian Tale 3.8.3-5

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Text Category
Literature: prose
Century Range
Location of Display
Author
Xenophon of Ephesus
Reference
The Ephesian Tale 3.8.3-5
Quotation
Ἐν δὲ τούτῳ νυκτὸς ἐπιγενομένης λῃσταί τινες μαθόντες ὅτι κόρη τέθαπται πλουσίως, καὶ πολὺς μὲν αὐτῇ κόσμος συγκατάκειται γυναικεῖος, πολὺς δὲ ἄργυρος καὶ χρυσός, ἦλθον ἐπὶ τὸν τάφον καὶ ἀναρρήξαντες τοῦ τάφου τὰς θύρας, εἰσελθόντες τόν τε κόσμον ἀνῃροῦντο καὶ τὴν Ἄνθειαν ζῶσαν ὁρῶσι: μέγα δὲ καὶ τοῦτο κέρδος ἡγούμενοι ἀνίστων τε αὐτὴν καὶ ἄγειν ἐβούλοντο. Ἡ δὲ τῶν ποδῶν αὐτῶν προκυλιομένη πολλὰ ἐδεῖτο ‘ἄνδρες, οἵτινές ποτ̓ ἐστὲ’ λέγουσα, ‘τὸν μὲν κόσμον τοῦτον ἅπαντα ὅστις ἐστὶ καὶ ἅπαντα τὰ συνταφέντα λαβόντες κομίζετε, φείσασθε δὲ τοῦ σώματος.
Part of Speech
Type of Thing Ornamented
Object/ Person Ornamented
Anthia
Type of Medium Ornamenting
Visual Work: Clothing
Visual Work: Jewellery
Visual Work: Material: Precious Metals: gold
Medium/a Ornamenting
Funerary finery - Fine clothing and gold jewellery
Person Engaged in Act of Ornamenting
Perilaus
Notes
The pirates wish to rob the tomb of the clothing and gold
Item Identifier
A00856
Determination
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