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Falkener, Edward
Ephesus and the temple of Diana — London, 1862

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THE CONTENTS OP THE TEMPLE. 297

2, The Veil of tlie Temple.

The statue was concealed from the multitude by
a veil, (pa/rapetasma,)1 which Pausanias informs us
Avas " raised towards the ceiling; unlike that of
Jupiter Olympius, which was let down by ropes
on the pavement," " or that of the Temple of Isis
described by Apuleius, where, at the break of day,
Avhen worshippers began to appear, the priests
" drew aside the gorgeous veils which covered the
adorable image of the goddess:"3 and certainly
either of these latter modes seems preferable to
an upward motion ; for it would be much more
dignified and natural that the head should first be
visible, and so the figure gradually increase, or
that the whole statue should suddenly, and at once
appear, than that the lower portion of the figure
should be first seen. The mention of a veil will
naturally direct our attention to the veil of the
Jewish temple, the mention of which will show
the high antiquity of this usage. The veil of the
Tabernacle was of fine twined linen, of blue, and
purple, and scarlet, adorned with cherubim, and

white-browed ; Orthia, the just; Orthobule, the prudent ; Philo-
mirax, pleased with youth ; Phoebe, brightness ; Plwsphore, splen-
dour-bearing; Protothronia, highest-throned; Selasp/iore, producing
light ; Soter, the protectress.—(Valpy, Class. Man. p. 159.)

1 This veil is supposed to be represented on a coin of Ephesus,
the subject of which is a tetrastyle temple, and a slight indication
of a curtain on one side.—(Buonarotti, Med. Ant. pi. 1, No. 6.)

2 Paus. v. 12.

3 "Ac velis candentibus reductis in diversum."—(Apul. Met. xi.)

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