Cheating colour: brightness transformed into representation of female characteristics in the Iliad

Colour is fascinating in itself, and simultaneously creates completely different impressions from the natural substances that it covers. One etymological viewpoint for ‘color’ is celo in Latin, meaning ‘to conceal’ or ‘to hide’.3 Colour is often used to cover things, e.g., table covers, clothing, an...

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Main Author: Saito, Yukiko
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Centre for the Study of Myth and Religion in Greek and Roman Antiquity 2018
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Online Access:https://pasithee.library.upatras.gr/electra/article/view/2935