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APOTHEOSIS OF HOMER.
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sacrifice, holding the jug in his right hand, and the
howl (restored) in his left; he turns round towards
Homer, as if to offer a libation. On the right of the altar
is UTOPIA, "History," strewing incense on the altar from
a howl held in her left hand. History, like the remaining
figures in this tier, is considerably shorter than Earth.
She wears a chiton without diploidion, closely girt under
the breast, and a mantle. Behind her is nOI HZIZ, " Poesy,"
holding up two flaming torches and with head thrown up
as if inspired. She wears a long chiton with diploidion,
and a mantle. Behind these figures, on the right, are
TPATQAIA, " Tragedy," and KQMQAIA, " Comedy,"
standing in the same attitude, holding up their right
arms in the gesture of acclamation. Tragedy wears her
usual dress—a high mask and buskins, a long chiton with
a broad girdle, and a mantle. Comedy has a close-fitting
chiton without a girdle, mantle, and sandals, and also
seems to wear a mask. Behind her is a child of un-
certain sex, though most like a boy in the dressing
of the hair, inscribed cj>YZIZ, "Nature," and on the
extreme right is a group of four draped female figures,
severally representing APETH. "Virtue," MNHM[H],
" Memory," niZTI[Z], " Good Faith," and ZO<t>[IA],
" Wisdom."
Between this scene and the top of the mountain are two
rows of figures, which clearly represent the nine Muses
Avith Apollo. In the row immediately above the sacrifice
is a cave, in which stands Apollo, in the long flowing
dress girt at the breast, and mantle, of Apollo Citharoedos
(cf. Nos. 774, 817), and with a large lyre. The right
hand perhaps holds a plectrum. At his feet is the
Delphic omphalos (cf. Nos. 209, 776, 1438*), with the bow
and quiver of the god laid on it. A female figure also
stands in the cave, who, from her association with Apollo,
has been usually called the Pythian priestess, making a
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sacrifice, holding the jug in his right hand, and the
howl (restored) in his left; he turns round towards
Homer, as if to offer a libation. On the right of the altar
is UTOPIA, "History," strewing incense on the altar from
a howl held in her left hand. History, like the remaining
figures in this tier, is considerably shorter than Earth.
She wears a chiton without diploidion, closely girt under
the breast, and a mantle. Behind her is nOI HZIZ, " Poesy,"
holding up two flaming torches and with head thrown up
as if inspired. She wears a long chiton with diploidion,
and a mantle. Behind these figures, on the right, are
TPATQAIA, " Tragedy," and KQMQAIA, " Comedy,"
standing in the same attitude, holding up their right
arms in the gesture of acclamation. Tragedy wears her
usual dress—a high mask and buskins, a long chiton with
a broad girdle, and a mantle. Comedy has a close-fitting
chiton without a girdle, mantle, and sandals, and also
seems to wear a mask. Behind her is a child of un-
certain sex, though most like a boy in the dressing
of the hair, inscribed cj>YZIZ, "Nature," and on the
extreme right is a group of four draped female figures,
severally representing APETH. "Virtue," MNHM[H],
" Memory," niZTI[Z], " Good Faith," and ZO<t>[IA],
" Wisdom."
Between this scene and the top of the mountain are two
rows of figures, which clearly represent the nine Muses
Avith Apollo. In the row immediately above the sacrifice
is a cave, in which stands Apollo, in the long flowing
dress girt at the breast, and mantle, of Apollo Citharoedos
(cf. Nos. 774, 817), and with a large lyre. The right
hand perhaps holds a plectrum. At his feet is the
Delphic omphalos (cf. Nos. 209, 776, 1438*), with the bow
and quiver of the god laid on it. A female figure also
stands in the cave, who, from her association with Apollo,
has been usually called the Pythian priestess, making a