poikilma ‘pattern-weaving’

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Iliad 5.734-735

analysis of the ritual reweaving of Athena’s Peplos and the achievement of a notional permanenceThe peplos ‘robe’ made by the goddess Athena is seen as a prototype of a perfect mas ... Continue reading

Iliad 6.294

analysis of the peplos presented to Athena and comparison with the quadrennial Panathenaic Peplos, especially regarding pan-poikilos and poikilmaThe noun poikilma at I.06.294 refer ... Continue reading