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A Goddess

A Goddess.jpg Greek costume of the Classic PeriodThumbnailsVenus PompeianaGreek costume of the Classic PeriodThumbnailsVenus PompeianaGreek costume of the Classic PeriodThumbnailsVenus PompeianaGreek costume of the Classic PeriodThumbnailsVenus Pompeiana

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