Motif
Divine victory over Giants represented in ritual art
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A motif of the Divine Warrior and Sacred Combat family, within the sub-family Monster, Demon, and Giant Slaying. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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greek roman
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Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome ELEUSINIAN MYSTERIES. / THESMOPHORIA. / DIONYSIA. / PANATHENAEA.; lines 6448-6480 confidence: medium
For the Greater Panathenaea, Athenian maidens weave a gold-embroidered Peplus representing Athene’s victory over the Giants; it is suspended from a ship’s mast and moved in the procession by invisible machinery.
The Peplus bears an image of Athene’s victory over the Giants and is central to the festival procession.
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