Xoana and the Origins Of Greek Sculpture

Aeschylus agalma agalmata ancient aniconic Apollo appears Artemis Athena called carried carved century century B.C. Clement connection context cult Daedalus dedicated definition Diegesis discussion divine early Eusebius evidence example explanation figure given gives gods Greek hands Hera honor iconoclastic idea idolatry images inscription Jewish kind later Leipzig material meaning mentioned monuments notes oracle origin Oxford passage Pausanias Persian possible practice preserved question references sculpture seems similar sources statues stone Strabo Studies suggests supra temple term Text theory things tradition Translation adapted usage wood wooden worship xoana xoanon Zeus ἄγαλμα γὰρ δὲ δὲ καὶ διὰ εἰς ἐκ ἐν ἐπὶ ἐς ἐστιν καὶ κατὰ μὲν ξόανα ξόανον οἱ ὅτι οὐ οὐκ περὶ πρὸς τὰ τὰς τε τῇ τὴν τῆς τὸ τοῖς τὸν τοῦ τοὺς τῷ τῶν ὡς