Clothing Stamens From Ancient Greek Culture

Ancient Greek men and women Clothes & Accessories They all have distinctive characteristics. Casual clothes and Kaitong shirts are universal. They are usually surrounded by several pieces of cloth and fastened with brooches or buckles to create a pleated beauty that the ancient Greeks loved. The colors are bright and energetic, such as golden yellow, light green and ice blue. This kind of clothing, which is easy to sew and natural, is not only convenient for activities, but also fresh, comfortable, simple and noble. It is a good expression of the national character of ancient Greece in pursuing individuality, advocating art and loving life.

This kind of clothing is also widely favored by mythical figures. Zeus, like a king with a red robe and a scepter in his hand, three goddesses of destiny who sit and lie together and have flowing pleats, and Helen, who is full of sexy with flowing skirts.

There is also a kind of war clothes with distinctive features: the armor named "shin armor", the Corinthian helmet, the short tunic, and the simple "leather sandals", which have both practical value and aesthetic interest. A statue of Athena, wearing a helmet decorated with feathers, wearing a coat of armor, wearing a triumphant shirt inside, holding a decorated shield and a spear, perfectly sets off the heroic and solemn expression of the goddess of wisdom, thus revealing the moral beauty required by ancient Greek city-state politics.

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In addition, the headwear, poncho, woolen shawl, boots and other costumes of ancient Greece also appeared in many ancient Greek mythological works of art, making great contributions to shaping distinctive characters.

This is because clothing is not just material, it actually extends to all areas of the human spiritual world, such as social forms, production relations, religious beliefs, cultural changes and aesthetic concepts. From this, we can infer that the costumes of mythical characters have unique value for the study of characters' character, status, psychology, inter divine relationship and even social and historical background.

But at the same time, if you carefully observe those works of art, you will find that clothing does not seem to occupy an important position in the ancient Greek myth system. Half nudity and full nudity are common, and clothing is just a dispensable foil. Not only the works of art, but also the characterization of characters in Iliad is mainly set off by language, action and environment instead of paying attention to the line drawing of image appearance.

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Personally, there are at least two reasons for this phenomenon.

1、 The Greeks pay more attention to the beauty of the body, and like to show the essence of human power, show the national spirit, or rely on the worship of sex and reproduction. Because of their open attitude towards sex, the role of clothing as a taboo is insignificant, only to beautify the body curve and enhance the dynamic body.

2、 In ancient Greece, which practiced city-state democracy, the hierarchy system and hierarchy concept were far less rigid and rigid than those of Eastern slaves or feudal society. There is a general atmosphere of equality among free citizens. Man and God are interlinked. Ordinary people can be as brave as God, and God can be as considerate as people. Therefore, the costumes of the ancient Greek gods were also not strictly regulated. They were rich and poor, rough and extravagant, but had no fundamental difference in system. Therefore, it is unnecessary to elaborate on God's clothes.

No matter whether clothing plays its role in mythology or not, as two relatively independent cultural forms, they jointly participated in the formation and gradual change of ancient Greek civilization. However, there are some similarities between the two: reflecting the essential strength and central position of human beings, recording and promoting the progress of Greek society.

One day, when you are lucky enough to wear a delicate headdress, an elegant evening dress with pleats and beautiful leather shoes, and talk with guests about Zeus' romantic affairs and the mysterious arrow of the god of love, will you think that your present has a time-space connection with the ancient Greek civilization?