Lives of Eminent Philosophers 6.1.10

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Text Category
Literature: prose
Century Range
Author
Diogenes Laertius
Reference
Lives of Eminent Philosophers 6.1.10
Quotation
εἰ δέ ποθι θεάσαιτο γύναιον κεκοσμημένον, ἀπῄει ἐπὶ τὴν οἰκίαν αὐτῆς καὶ ἐκέλευε τὸν ἄνδρα ἐξαγαγεῖν ἵππον καὶ ὅπλα, ὥστ᾽ εἰ μὲν ἔχοι ταῦτα, ἐᾶν τρυφᾶν: ἀμυνεῖσθαι γὰρ τούτοις: εἰ δὲ μή, περιαιρεῖν τὸν κόσμον.
Part of Speech
Type of Thing Ornamented
Object/ Person Ornamented
Woman
Type of Medium Ornamenting
Visual Work: Clothing
Visual Work: Jewellery
Visual Work: Material: Precious Stones
Medium/a Ornamenting
Unspecified: context suggests; fine clothing, jewellery, precious stones
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A01074
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Interpreted from context