Life of Nicias 3.3

Item

Text Category
Literature: prose
Century Range
Location of Display
Reference
Life of Nicias 3.3
Quotation
λέγεται δ᾽ ἔν τινι χορηγίᾳ παρελθεῖν οἰκέτης αὐτοῦ κεκοσμημένος εἰς σχῆμα Διονύσου, κάλλιστος ὀφθῆναι καὶ μέγιστος, οὔπω γενειῶν: ἡσθέντων δὲ τῶν Ἀθηναίων τῇ ὄψει καὶ κροτούντων ἐπὶ πολὺν χρόνον, ἀναστὰς ὁ Νικίας εἶπεν ὡς οὐχ ὅσιον ἡγοῖτο δουλεύειν καταπεφημισμένον θεῷ σῶμα, καὶ τὸν νεανίσκον ἀπηλευθέρωσε.
Part of Speech
Participle (passive)
Type of Thing Ornamented
Object/ Person Ornamented
Servant of Nicias
Type of Medium Ornamenting
Visual Work: Clothing: Insignia
Medium/a Ornamenting
Costume of Dionysos
Item Identifier
A01078
Determination
Derived directly from text