Apoxyomenos
Definition & Meaning
Pronunciation /əˌpɑksiˈɑmənɑs/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Apoxyomenos is a noun meaning (art) A conventional subject of ancient Greek votive sculpture: an athlete caught in the familiar act of scraping sweat and dust from his body with a strigil.
Meaning
(art) A conventional subject of ancient Greek votive sculpture: an athlete caught in the familiar act of scraping sweat and dust from his body with a strigil.
Word Forms
- apoxyomenoi
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include diadumenos, kouros, kyathos, epinician, acrolith, doryphoros.
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