ÿþ<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en"> <head> <meta name="author" content="Frederick John Kluth"/> <meta name="description" content="The girdle in ancient times might have been used for shaping the waist of a female, but it was more often used in a totemic manner as a symbol over the site of fertility."/> <meta name="keywords" content="Archaic, Ancient, Art, Model, Girdle, Female, Greek, Greece, women, woman, fjkluth"/> <title>Ancient Greek Girdles on a Model</title> </head> <body> <p><img src="logo.gif" border="0" width="200" height="150" alt="Artemis bathing off Crete"/></p> <p><a href="index.html">RWAAG</a>, <a href="cloth.html">Greek Clothing</a> Girdles--></p> <h2 align="center">Girdles on a Model</h2> <p>The girdle in ancient times might have been used for shaping the waist of a female, but it was more often used in a totemic manner as a symbol over the site of fertility. The girdle of Aphrodite is and example of the potent power that was associated with girdles. For this reason girdles were often decorated with fertility symbols. Girdles are found in a number of shapes and sizes. A doll is used here to demonstrate various configurations: The first girdle is a wide band. This was used by the Minoan, Mycenaean, and Classic Greek civilizations:</p> <p><img src="imag.htg/girdle1fr.jpg" height="600" width="348" alt=""/></p> <p>This is the band from the back:</p> <p><img src="imag.htg/girdle1ba.jpg" height="600" width="364" alt=""/></p> <p>Aphrodite's girdle is sometimes represented as crossed sashes:</p> <p><img src="imag.htg/girdle4.jpg" height="600" width="450" alt=""/></p> <p>An apron is a common form of the girdle:</p> <p><img src="imag.htg/girdle6.jpg" height="600" width="362" alt=""/></p> <p>This is a side view of the apron:></p> <p><img src="imag.htg/girdle5.jpg" height="600" width="314" alt=""/></p> <p>This is the form of the Neolithic girdle:</p> <p><img src="imag.htg/girdle7.jpg" height="600" width="382" alt=""/></p> <p>This is the side view of the Neolithic girdle:</p> <p><img src="imag.htg/girdle8.jpg" height="600" width="423" alt=""/></p> <p><img src="logo.gif" border="0" width="200" height="150" alt=""/></p> <h2><a href="index.html">Click Here for Menu Directory</a></h2> <p>Advertisement:</p> <h2>Buy <a href="sguide.html">Ancient Greek stuff</a>, <a href="grepq.html">Traditional Books</a>, <a href="grepcoe.html">Collectibles</a>, <a href="greppa.html">Costumes and Party Goods</a>, <a href="grepga.html">Gardening</a>, <a href="grepg.html">Games</a>, <a href="grepo.html">Jewelry</a>, <a href="grepu.html">Movies/DVD's</a>, <a href="grepp.html">Auto Parts and Gear</a>, <a href="greppo.html">Posters</a>, <a href="greps.html">Shoes</a>, <a href="grepw.html">Women's Fashions</a>, Online.</h2> <p>If you click above and follow the links to a purchase then this site receives a commission for its support.</p> <p><img src="logo.gif" border="0" width="200" height="150" alt="Artemis bathes off Crete"/></p> </body> </html>