Literature: prose See all items with this value

3rd century CE See all items with this value

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Philostratus the Lemnian See all items with this value

Imagines 2.8.24-28

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καὶ ἡ δέρη ἔτι ἡδίων ὑπὸ τοῦ μὴ κεκοσμῆσθαι· ὅρμοι γὰρ καὶ αὐγαὶ λίθων καὶ περιδέραια ταῖς μὲν ἐν μετρίῳ τῷ κάλλει γυναιξὶν οὐκ ἀηδῶς προσανθοῦσι καὶ νὴ Δί᾿ ὥρας τι ἐς αὐτὰς φέρουσιν, αἰσχραῖς δὲ καὶ ἄγαν ὡραίαις ἀντιπράττουσι

Verb (passive) See all items with this value

Person See all items with this value

Women's necks

Visual Work: Material: Precious Stones See all items with this value

Visual Work: Jewellery See all items with this value

Beautiful jewellery, gems, necklaces

In this passage, the neck of a painted image of Critheïs (mother of Homer) is actually UNADORNED which is more becoming of very beautiful women

A02035

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Philostratus the Lemnian

3rd century CE

Person (Ornamented)

Material

Precious Stones

Jewellery