Cheating colour: brightness transformed into representation of female characteristics in the Iliad
Colour is fascinating in itself, and simultaneously creates completely different impressions from the natural substances that it covers. One etymological viewpoint for ‘color’ is celo in Latin, meaning ‘to conceal’ or ‘to hide’.3 Colour is often used to cover things, e.g., table covers, clothing, an...
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oai:ojs.pasithee.library.upatras.gr:article-29352019-09-11T07:11:57Z Cheating colour: brightness transformed into representation of female characteristics in the Iliad Saito, Yukiko Colour is fascinating in itself, and simultaneously creates completely different impressions from the natural substances that it covers. One etymological viewpoint for ‘color’ is celo in Latin, meaning ‘to conceal’ or ‘to hide’.3 Colour is often used to cover things, e.g., table covers, clothing, and so on. Putting makeup on one’s face is an effective method to appear more beautiful and attractive. Women – most women perhaps, even today – would like to have a fair complexion, and to wear something bright or shining on their body, e.g., jewellery. After all, the addition of colour is not natural but artificial. Some ancient writers noticed its unnatural, deceptive function, for instance, Martial, in Epigrams Book 3.43. Centre for the Study of Myth and Religion in Greek and Roman Antiquity 2018-11-23 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://pasithee.library.upatras.gr/electra/article/view/2935 10.26220/ele.2935 Electra; No 4 (2018): Cheating in ancient myth; 123-152 Electra; No 4 (2018): Cheating in ancient myth; 123-152 1792-605X 1792-605X eng https://pasithee.library.upatras.gr/electra/article/view/2935/3236 |
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Medicine, Plants, Vegetables, Fruits, Disease, Magic, Religion Greek mythology Greek mythology Oresteia, Agamemnon, Clytemnestra disbelief, iamata, epigraphic evidence, literary evidence, divine punishment, incubation Greek mythology Greek mythology Iphigénie, Iphigénie en Tauride, sacrifice, protéleia, prémices Asclepius, Justin martyr, Athenagoras, Clement of Alexandria, Origen, Contra Celsum, euhemerism Hercules; Steve Moore; comics myth;counterfeit;origami; repetition Agamemnon, hero, Kassandra, Amyklai, Zeus Asclepius, testimonials, medical treatment, Aristides Heracles’ private life; Love; Family; Man /woman; Mythic parallels greek mythology Agamemnon, history, rhetoric, politics Ηρακλής; Γέλα; Ακράγας; Ρόδος; Κρήτη Snake, ambiguity, health in antiquity, healing cult, symbolism, ancient medicine, snake imagery, manipulation Greek mythology |
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Medicine, Plants, Vegetables, Fruits, Disease, Magic, Religion Greek mythology Greek mythology Oresteia, Agamemnon, Clytemnestra disbelief, iamata, epigraphic evidence, literary evidence, divine punishment, incubation Greek mythology Greek mythology Iphigénie, Iphigénie en Tauride, sacrifice, protéleia, prémices Asclepius, Justin martyr, Athenagoras, Clement of Alexandria, Origen, Contra Celsum, euhemerism Hercules; Steve Moore; comics myth;counterfeit;origami; repetition Agamemnon, hero, Kassandra, Amyklai, Zeus Asclepius, testimonials, medical treatment, Aristides Heracles’ private life; Love; Family; Man /woman; Mythic parallels greek mythology Agamemnon, history, rhetoric, politics Ηρακλής; Γέλα; Ακράγας; Ρόδος; Κρήτη Snake, ambiguity, health in antiquity, healing cult, symbolism, ancient medicine, snake imagery, manipulation Greek mythology Saito, Yukiko Cheating colour: brightness transformed into representation of female characteristics in the Iliad |
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Medicine, Plants, Vegetables, Fruits, Disease, Magic, Religion Greek mythology Greek mythology Oresteia, Agamemnon, Clytemnestra disbelief, iamata, epigraphic evidence, literary evidence, divine punishment, incubation Greek mythology Greek mythology Iphigénie, Iphigénie en Tauride, sacrifice, protéleia, prémices Asclepius, Justin martyr, Athenagoras, Clement of Alexandria, Origen, Contra Celsum, euhemerism Hercules; Steve Moore; comics myth;counterfeit;origami; repetition Agamemnon, hero, Kassandra, Amyklai, Zeus Asclepius, testimonials, medical treatment, Aristides Heracles’ private life; Love; Family; Man /woman; Mythic parallels greek mythology Agamemnon, history, rhetoric, politics Ηρακλής; Γέλα; Ακράγας; Ρόδος; Κρήτη Snake, ambiguity, health in antiquity, healing cult, symbolism, ancient medicine, snake imagery, manipulation Greek mythology |
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Colour is fascinating in itself, and simultaneously creates completely different impressions from the natural substances that it covers. One etymological viewpoint for ‘color’ is celo in Latin, meaning ‘to conceal’ or ‘to hide’.3 Colour is often used to cover things, e.g., table covers, clothing, and so on. Putting makeup on one’s face is an effective method to appear more beautiful and attractive. Women – most women perhaps, even today – would like to have a fair complexion, and to wear something bright or shining on their body, e.g., jewellery. After all, the addition of colour is not natural but artificial. Some ancient writers noticed its unnatural, deceptive function, for instance, Martial, in Epigrams Book 3.43. |
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