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Caryatis

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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Caryl, Joseph
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in Greek mythology, was a surname of Diana, who had a sanctuary near the pillars of Hermes, and close by Carva, in Laconia. The place was sacred to Diana and the nymphs, and yearly the Lacedaemonian maidens danced ring-dances around the statue of the goddess, which stood in the open air. Some have thought to find a facsimile of these Spartan dancers in the Caryatides, or female columnar figures of antique architecture.

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Caryatis'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​c/caryatis.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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