A History of Architecture, volume 1
A History of Architecture, volume 1
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To whom w^ere dedicated the sepa- rate parts of the building is not knowTi. It is thought that Erech- theus, a very early hero and demi- god, and Athena, the protecting ^ Caryatid Porch: also called the Porch of the Arrephoroi, that is, the maidens who carried the dedicated gifts to Athene; but those were children between seven and eleven years of age, and there is no probability that those much-honoured maidens would be represented as supporting a building. The term caryatid is asserted to hav...e reference to certain female captives from Caryse; and it carries with it the idea of ser\*itude. These figures could not be the honorary statues of maidens who had been Arrephoroi.
155 — Order of north portico of Erechtheion.
(From Eu. .\.) Digitized by VjOOQIC Chap. VII] THE IONIC STYLE 209 goddess of Athens, in some one of her manifestations (px^rhaps as Athena Polias), and also Pandrosos, a nymph and a daughter of Cecrops (Ke- 156 — North porch of Ererhthcion. (From photo.) krops), the mythical founder of Athens, were each honoured by the dedi- cation of a shrine in this building; but which part belongs to which divinity is not clear to any one.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
To whom w^ere dedicated the sepa- rate parts of the building is not knowTi. It is thought that Erech- theus, a very early hero and demi- god, and Athena, the protecting ^ Caryatid Porch: also called the Porch of the Arrephoroi, that is, the maidens who carried the dedicated gifts to Athene; but those were children between seven and eleven years of age, and there is no probability that those much-honoured maidens would be represented as supporting a building. The term caryatid is asserted to hav...e reference to certain female captives from Caryse; and it carries with it the idea of ser\*itude. These figures could not be the honorary statues of maidens who had been Arrephoroi.
155 — Order of north portico of Erechtheion.
(From Eu. .\.) Digitized by VjOOQIC Chap. VII] THE IONIC STYLE 209 goddess of Athens, in some one of her manifestations (px^rhaps as Athena Polias), and also Pandrosos, a nymph and a daughter of Cecrops (Ke- 156 — North porch of Ererhthcion. (From photo.) krops), the mythical founder of Athens, were each honoured by the dedi- cation of a shrine in this building; but which part belongs to which divinity is not clear to any one.
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