Works and Days 69-76

Item

Text Category
Literature: poetry
Century Range
Location of Display
Reference
Works and Days 69-76
Quotation
ὣς ἔφαθ᾽: οἳ δ᾽ ἐπίθοντο Διὶ Κρονίωνι ἄνακτι. αὐτίκα δ᾽ ἐκ γαίης πλάσσεν κλυτὸς Ἀμφιγυήεις παρθένῳ αἰδοίῃ ἴκελον Κρονίδεω διὰ βουλάς: ζῶσε δὲ καὶ κόσμησε θεὰ γλαυκῶπις Ἀθήνη: ἀμφὶ δέ οἱ Χάριτές τε θεαὶ καὶ πότνια Πειθὼ ὅρμους χρυσείους ἔθεσαν χροΐ: ἀμφὶ δὲ τήν γε Ὧραι καλλίκομοι στέφον ἄνθεσιν εἰαρινοῖσιν: πάντα δέ οἱ χροῒ κόσμον ἐφήρμοσε Παλλὰς Ἀθήνη.
Part of Speech
Type of Thing Ornamented
Object/ Person Ornamented
The first woman, created from clay
Type of Medium Ornamenting
Visual Work: Clothing
Visual Work: Jewellery
Visual Work: Precious Metals: Material: Gold
Visual Work: Garlands
Medium/a Ornamenting
Girdle, golden jewellery (rings, necklaces, bracelets), flower crown
Person Engaged in Act of Ornamenting
Pallas Athena, the Graces, the Seasons, Persuasion
Item Identifier
A02156
Determination
Derived directly from text