Deipnosophistae 8.44

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Text Category
Literature: prose
Century Range
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Reference
Deipnosophistae 8.44
Quotation
πρὸς βαλανείῳ ψυχρῷ καὶ φαύλῳ κεκοσμημένον ἰδὼν ἡρῷον λαμπρῶς ὡς ἐξῆλθεν λελουμένος κακῶς ' οὐ θαυμάζω ἔφη, ' ὅτι πολλοὶ ἀνάκεινται πίνακες: ἕκαστον γὰρ τῶν λουομένων ὡς σωθέντα ἀνατιθέναι ἐν Αἴνῳ δὲ ἔφη τοὺς μὲν ὀκτὼ μῆνας εἶναι ψῦχος, τοὺς δὲ τέτταρας χειμῶνα.
Part of Speech
Participle (passive)
Type of Thing Ornamented
Architecture: Building: Shrine
Cultic: Building: Shrine
Object/ Person Ornamented
Shrine to a hero
Type of Medium Ornamenting
Visual Work: Inscription
Medium/a Ornamenting
Plaques with text
Item Identifier
A01913
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Derived directly from text