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2. Clothing in ancient Greece - Wikipedia

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   Common designs on jewelry in ancient Greece included plants, animals and figures from Greek mythology. [4] Gold and silver were the most common mediums for jewelry. [ 91 ] However, jewelry from this time could also have pearls, gems, and semiprecious stones used as decoration. [ 4 ]

3. Rhodanthe (mythology) - Wikipedia

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   Pink roses in Athens, Greece.. Rhodanthe (/ r oʊ ˈ d æ n θ i / roh-DAN-thee, [1] [2] Ancient Greek: Ῥοδάνθη, romanized: Rhodánthē, lit. 'rose flower') is the name of a supposed Corinthian queen in Greek mythology who attracted a great number of suitors due to her beauty.

4. Peplos - Wikipedia

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   A peplos (Greek: ὁ 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 ...

5. Chiton (garment) - Wikipedia

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   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 ...

6. Greek dress - Wikipedia

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   Ancient Greeks depicted in variety of different costumes. Detail of a Kore's dress 14th-century military martyr wears four layers, all patterned and richly trimmed: a tunic and a mantle decorated with a tablion. Greek dress refers to the clothing of the Greek people and citizens of Greece from the antiquity to the modern times.

7. List of mythological objects - Wikipedia

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   (Greek mythology) Artemis's arrow, golden arrows that could be used to bring sudden death and disease to girls and women. (Greek mythology) Arrow of Brahma, the demi-god Rama faced the demon king of Sri-Lanka, Ravana. Rama fired the arrow of Brahma that had been imparted to him by Agastya. The arrow of Brahma burst Ravana's navel, and returned ...