Alcestis 1049-1050

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Text Category
Literature: poetry
Century Range
Precise Date or Date Range
438
Location of Display
Reference
Alcestis 1049-1050
Quotation
ποῦ καὶ τρέφοιτ᾽ ἂν δωμάτων νέα γυνή; νέα γάρ, ὡς ἐσθῆτι καὶ κόσμῳ πρέπει.
Part of Speech
Type of Thing Ornamented
Object/ Person Ornamented
Veiled young woman (who turns out to be Alcestis)
Type of Medium Ornamenting
Visual Work: Clothing
Visual Work: Jewellery
Medium/a Ornamenting
Clothing and jewellery/ accessories marking the woman as young
Person Engaged in Act of Ornamenting
Heracles
Item Identifier
A02114
Determination
Derived directly from text