They knew, but those bits were not unwanted - leopard pelts with the head and paws attached are not an unusual warrior accoutrement in period art.
Mikko Kuusirati wrote: |
They knew, but those bits were not unwanted - leopard pelts with the head and paws attached are not an unusual warrior accoutrement in period art. |
I know, I just had to razz Joe! :D
Matthew
Matthew Amt wrote: | ||
It's probably Herakles--lion pelt! (Unless you think early leatherworkers didn't know how to trim unwanted parts off a hide before making armor out of it? :p :D ) Matthew |
We should not take the depictions too seriously even if it's all we have to go by at times, BUT I discounted the Herc pelt idea as he always wore the lion head as his helmet/hat. Private parts protector?
Joe A wrote: | ||||
We should not take the depictions too seriously even if it's all we have to go by at times, BUT I discounted the Herc pelt idea as he always wore the lion head as his helmet/hat. Private parts protector? |
OH, that's a good point! Plus a rock isn't a club. Hmmmm....
Matthew
Matthew Amt wrote: |
It's probably Herakles--lion pelt! (Unless you think early leatherworkers didn't know how to trim unwanted parts off a hide before making armor out of it? :p :D ) |
It is Menelaus; he wore a leopard pelt in the Iliad. The artist specifically gave the figure a spotted pelt so he didn't have to label him "Menelaus". Ancient Greeks would have known who it was supposed to be. Agamemnon and Diomedes wore lion pelts. Dolon wore a wolf pelt. There are others who wore animal pelts but I can't think of them.
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