Pythian 9.117-120

Item

Text Category
Literature: poetry
Century Range
Precise Date or Date Range
474
Reference
Pythian 9.117-120
Quotation
οὕτω δ᾽ ἐδίδου Λίβυς ἁρμόζων κόρᾳ νυμφίον ἄνδρα: ποτὶ γραμμᾷ μὲν αὐτὰν στᾶσε κοσμήσαις τέλος ἔμμεν ἄκρον, εἶπε δ᾽ ἐν μέσσοις ἀπάγεσθαι, ὃς ἂν πρῶτος θορὼν ἀμφί οἱ ψαύσειε πέπλοις.
Part of Speech
Participle (active)
Type of Thing Ornamented
Object/ Person Ornamented
Daughter of Antaeus
Type of Medium Ornamenting
Visual Work: Garlands
Visual Work: Clothing
Visual Work: Cosmetics
Visual Work: Jewellery
Medium/a Ornamenting
Unspecified; context suggests: dressed with garlands, jewellery, diadem, cosmetics, elaborate robes
Person Engaged in Act of Ornamenting
Antaeus
Notes
Antaeus sets up his daughter as a prize for the winner of a footrace (eventually Alexidamos)
Item Identifier
A02172
Determination
Interpreted from context