Antiquities of the Jews 11.234

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Text Category
Literature: prose
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Reference
Antiquities of the Jews 11.234
Quotation
Ταῦθ᾽ ἱκετεύουσα τὸν θεὸν ἐπὶ τρεῖς ἡμέρας ἀποδύεται μὲν τὴν ἐσθῆτα ἐκείνην καὶ τὸ σχῆμα μεταβάλλει, κοσμησαμένη δ᾽ ὡς ἐχρῆν τὴν βασίλισσαν σὺν δυσὶν θεραπαίναις, ὧν ἡ μὲν ἐπερειδομένην αὐτὴν κούφως ἔφερεν, ἡ δὲ ἑπομένη τὸ βαθὺ τοῦ ἐνδύματος καὶ μέχρι τῆς γῆς κεχυμένον ἄκροις ἀπῃώρει τοῖς δακτύλοις, ἥκει πρὸς τὸν βασιλέα, μεστὴ μὲν τὸ πρόσωπον ἐρυθήματος, προσηνὲς δὲ καὶ σεμνὸν ἐπικειμένη τὸ κάλλος.
Part of Speech
Participle (passive)
Type of Thing Ornamented
Object/ Person Ornamented
Esther
Type of Medium Ornamenting
Visual Work: Clothing: Insignia
Medium/a Ornamenting
Queenly garments, including a gown with a long train
Person Engaged in Act of Ornamenting
Esther herself
Item Identifier
A00883
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