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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Main Author: Noel Robertson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Duke University 2010-11-01
Series:Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies
Online Access:http://grbs.library.duke.edu/article/view/91
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spelling doaj-1201334bfdf84c4793395aee31153b522021-09-02T04:55:13ZengDuke UniversityGreek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies0017-39162159-31592010-11-0144211116191The Praxiergidae Decree (<i>IG</i> I<sup>3</sup> 7) and the Dressing of Athena’s Statue with the <i>Peplos</i>Noel RobertsonA 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.http://grbs.library.duke.edu/article/view/91
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Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies
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title The Praxiergidae Decree (<i>IG</i> I<sup>3</sup> 7) and the Dressing of Athena’s Statue with the <i>Peplos</i>
title_short The Praxiergidae Decree (<i>IG</i> I<sup>3</sup> 7) and the Dressing of Athena’s Statue with the <i>Peplos</i>
title_full The Praxiergidae Decree (<i>IG</i> I<sup>3</sup> 7) and the Dressing of Athena’s Statue with the <i>Peplos</i>
title_fullStr The Praxiergidae Decree (<i>IG</i> I<sup>3</sup> 7) and the Dressing of Athena’s Statue with the <i>Peplos</i>
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description 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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