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A Goddess

A Goddess.jpg Greek costume of the Classic PeriodThumbnailsReproduction of a Picture in the Maya Codex Troano representing the Rain-god Chac treading upon the Serpent's headGreek costume of the Classic PeriodThumbnailsReproduction of a Picture in the Maya Codex Troano representing the Rain-god Chac treading upon the Serpent's headGreek costume of the Classic PeriodThumbnailsReproduction of a Picture in the Maya Codex Troano representing the Rain-god Chac treading upon the Serpent's headGreek costume of the Classic PeriodThumbnailsReproduction of a Picture in the Maya Codex Troano representing the Rain-god Chac treading upon the Serpent's head

This Doric chiton is often seen on statues and paintings of Greek goddesses. The shoulders and breast part were usually surmounted by the "AEgis," a sort of scaled cape-cuirass. Athena is generally represented wearing it