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The six wishes of Artemis (4/ 6): chiton

“(…) “And let me be the Light Bringer,
and give me a chiton to wear
with a colored border down to the knee
for when I slay the beast of wild (…)”

“(…) ἀλλὰ φαεσφορίην τε
καὶ
ἐς γόνυ μέχρι χιτῶνα

ζώννυσθαι λεγνωτόν,
ἵν᾽ ἄγρια θηρία καίνω (…)

-Callimachus, Hymn to Artemis (Vers. 14-15)

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