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Acheloos Peplophoros: A lost statuette of a river-god in feminine dress
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Lee, Mireille M. |
| Copyright Year | 2006 |
| Abstract | In this study the author analyzes the iconography of a unique Early Classical bronze statuette that represents the river god Acheloos as a peplophoros. Formerly in the National Archaeological Museum in Athens, the statuette is now lost. Using the myth of Herakles'peplos as a parallel, the author argues that Acheloos is represented wearing women's dress in order to counterbalance his excessive masculinity. The combination of masculine and feminine iconographic attributes serves to acknowledge the potentially destructive power of the river while also highlighting its life-giving beneficence. |
| Starting Page | 317 |
| Ending Page | 325 |
| Page Count | 9 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.2972/hesp.75.3.317 |
| Volume Number | 75 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://www.ascsa.edu.gr/uploads/media/hesperia/25067990.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.2972/hesp.75.3.317 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
