Athenian Constitution 14.4

Item

Text Category
Literature: prose
Century Range
Precise Date or Date Range
328-325
Location of Display
Reference
Athenian Constitution 14.4
Quotation
ἔτει δὲ δωδεκάτῳ μετὰ ταῦτα περιελαυνόμενος ὁ Μεγακλῆς τῇ στάσει, πάλιν ἐπικηρυκευσάμενος πρὸς τὸν Πεισίστρατον, ἐφ’ ᾧ τε τὴν θυγατέρα αὐτοῦ λήψεται, κατήγαγεν αὐτὸν ἀρχαίως καὶ λίαν ἁπλῶς. προδιασπείρας γὰρ λόγον, ὡς τῆς Ἀθηνᾶς καταγούσης Πεισίστρατον, καὶ γυναῖκα μεγάλην καὶ καλὴν ἐξευρών, ὡς μὲν Ἡρόδοτός φησιν ἐκ τοῦ δήμου τῶν Παιανιέων, ὡς δ’ ἔνιοι λέγουσιν ἐκ τοῦ Κολλυτοῦ στεφανόπωλιν Θρᾷτταν, ᾗ ὄνομα Φύη, τὴν θεὸν ἀπομιμησάμενος τῷ κόσμῳ, συνεισήγαγεν μετ’ αὐτοῦ
Part of Speech
Type of Thing Ornamented
Object/ Person Ornamented
A tall and beautiful woman, either from the Paeanian deme, or a Thracian from Collytus named Phye
Type of Medium Ornamenting
Military: Arms and Armour
Visual Work: Clothing
Medium/a Ornamenting
Dress of Athena - helmet, chiton, spear, shield
Person Engaged in Act of Ornamenting
Megacles
Item Identifier
A02073
Determination
Derived directly from text