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Word: praxitelean (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...other anachronisms are regretfully recorded. The Department of Classics countenanced the erection of hermae in the palace portico, these being busts from the Praxitelean Hermes and the Apollo Belvedere, a trifling discrepancy of centuries from the Homeric period. The other was the costume of Cassandra's charioteer, Mr. John Weare, class of 1907. Having been chosen for his brawn and skill to manage the span of affectionate but spirited Arabian horses, this charioteer, who also drives an automobile, chose in turn to wear his driver's license, a white celluloid button, usually worn on coat lapel, pinned to his fillet...

Author: By Lucion Price, | Title: From 'Agamemnon' To 'Faust' | 3/2/1963 | See Source »

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