Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Ionic chiton could also be made from linen or wool and was draped without the fold and held in place from neck to wrist by several small pins or buttons.. Herodotus states the dress of the women in Athens was changed from the Doric peplos to the Ionic chiton after the widows of the men killed on military expedition to Aegina stabbed and killed the sole survivor with their peplos pins, each ...
Clothing in ancient Greece included a wide variety of styles but primarily consisted of the chiton, peplos, himation, and chlamys. [2] Ancient Greek civilians typically wore two pieces of clothing draped about the body: an undergarment ( χιτών : chitōn or πέπλος : péplos) and a cloak ( ἱμάτιον : himátion or χλαμύς ...
It was usually worn over a chiton and/or peplos, but was made of heavier drape and played the role of a cloak or shawl. [2] When the himation was used alone, without a chiton, it served both as a chiton and as a cloak. [2] The himation was markedly less voluminous than the Roman toga. Many vase paintings depict women wearing a himation as a ...
A peplos (Greek: πέπλος) is a body-length garment established as typical attire for women in ancient Greece by c. 500 BC, during the late Archaic and Classical period. It was a long, rectangular cloth with the top edge folded down about halfway, so that what was the top of the rectangle was now draped below the waist, and the bottom of ...
Chitons lack a clearly demarcated head; their nervous system resembles a dispersed ladder. [19] No true ganglia are present, as in other molluscs, although a ring of dense neural tissue occurs around the oesophagus. From this ring, nerves branch forwards to innervate the mouth and subradula, while two pairs of main nerve cords run back through ...
Shadow Dancer (1989 video game) Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi; Sheep (video game) Sheep, Dog 'n' Wolf; Sleepwalker (video game) Snoopy and the Red Baron (video game) Snoopy Concert; Snoopy Flying Ace; Snoopy Tennis; Snoopy vs. the Red Baron (video game) Snoopy's Magic Show; Snoopy's Silly Sports Spectacular; Solatorobo: Red the Hunter ...
Jake Paul and Mike Tyson may have taken center stage during their highly anticipated boxing match on November 15, but ring girl Sydney Thomas was the one to capture the attention of many viewers.
Jay-Z shows dogs being prepared for a fight in the uncensored version of his music video, "99 Problems". A pit bull is on the cover of a CD by rapper DMX that is titled Grand Champ. "Grand Champ" is said to be a reference to a dog that has won five dogfights. [citation needed] Madison Avenue advertising firms have capitalized on the same theme.