The Praxiergidae Decree (<i>IG</i> I<sup>3</sup> 7) and the Dressing of Athena’s Statue with the <i>Peplos</i>
A new arrangement of the fragments the Praxiergidae decree and new restorations reveal that this <em>genos</em> is now (mid-fifth century) instructed to see to dressing the statue of Athena with <em>peplos</em> and mantle (the Callynteria), just after these had been washed...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Duke University
2010-11-01
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Series: | Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies |
Online Access: | http://grbs.library.duke.edu/article/view/91 |
Summary: | A new arrangement of the fragments the Praxiergidae decree and new restorations reveal that this <em>genos</em> is now (mid-fifth century) instructed to see to dressing the statue of Athena with <em>peplos</em> and mantle (the Callynteria), just after these had been washed (Plynteria)--an old custom of Boeotian origin, while the presentation of a new <em>peplos</em> at the Panathenaea was an Athenian innovation of the fifth century. |
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ISSN: | 0017-3916 2159-3159 |