| ● Iconographic Type: Hexagenic™ Nomenclature Summary |
| Type: |
III.2a.gio.5b.sec·sea.1a |
Ontolocators (Prefix): |
volume: |
III. coins |
chapter (part): |
2. fantastic creatures (a. herpetomorphs) |
Integrals (Stem): |
subject: |
gio. Giant (ophiopode) |
feature: |
5. assaulted by Athena (b. Athena on-foot) |
Differentials (Suffix): |
idiosyncrasy: |
sec. Seleucia ad Calycadnum (sea. Severus Alexander) |
variation: |
1. spear (a. shield frontward-rightward) |
| ● Iconographic Type: Formal Semantic Indicators™ |
Identifiers (Beings): |
deity.1: |
Athena [Minerva] |
hero: |
Ø |
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mortal: |
Ø |
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notable: |
Ø |
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anonym: |
Ø |
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animal: |
Ø |
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creature.1: |
Giant (ophiopode) [Asterus [Asterius]?/ Pallas?/Enceladus?] |
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object.1: |
stone [rock/boulder] |
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object.2: |
spear |
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object.3: |
shield |
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object.4: |
helmet |
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object.5: |
chest-aegis |
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object.6: |
peplos [dress] |
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symbol: |
Ø |
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pair: |
Ø |
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duplet: |
Ø |
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group: |
Ø |
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set: |
Ø |
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cluster: |
Ø |
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artwork: |
Ø |
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label: |
Ø |
Descriptors (Properties): |
epithet: |
Ø |
syncretism: |
Ø |
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prosopon: |
Ø |
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morphology.1: |
"deity.1" [Athena] (general: homogeneous; human; female) (head: human; female; with long hair) (upper·body: human; female; torso with two arms and two hands) (lower·body: human; female; with two legs and two feet) |
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morphology.2: |
"creature.1" [Giant (ophiopode)] (general: composite; anthropoherpetomorphic; ophiopodeᴿᴰ) (head: human; male; with long? hair; beardless) (upper·body: human; male; muscular; torso with two arms and two hands) (lower·body: ophidian down from genitofemoral area; with two serpent-protomes instead of legs) |
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morphology.3: |
"object.1" [stone] (homogeneous; globular; small) |
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morphology.4: |
"object.2" [spear] (composite?; with straight, slender, long shaft and sharp spearhead) |
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morphology.5: |
"object.3" [shield] (composite?; round [oblong?]; convex; with broad rim) |
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morphology.6: |
"object.4" [helmet] (composite; crested; Corinthian) |
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morphology.7: |
"object.5" [chest-aegis] (composite; squamous; with ω-shaped breastplate and broad rim) |
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morphology.8: |
"object.6" [peplos] (homogeneous; single piece of fabric; long) |
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aspect.1: |
"deity.1" [Athena] (general: upright; standing rightward-frontward [advancing rightward?]; leaning slightly leftward; dressed) (head: upright; rightward) (upper·body: upright; frontward-rightward; right·arm straight, raised, with right·hand grasping; left·arm straight?, lowered, with left·hand obscured, grasping?) (lower·body: upright; rightward-frontward; right·leg bent slightly, extended downward-leftward, with right·foot pointing downward-leftward, grounded; left·leg bent, extended downward-rightward, with left·foot pointing rightward, grounded) |
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aspect.2: |
"creature.1" [Giant (ophiopode)] (general: upright; standing backward-leftward; leaning slightly rightward; unclad) (head: upright; leftward-upward) (upper·body: upright; backward-leftward; right·arm bent slightly, raised, with right·hand grasping; left·arm bent slightly?, raised, with left·hand obscured, grasping?) (lower·body: upright; backward-leftward; two serpent-protomes extended laterally, parallel?; right·serpent swirling, extended upward-rightward, with head pointing upward-leftward?; left·serpent swirling, extended upward-leftward, with head pointing upward-leftward) |
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aspect.3: |
"object.1" [stone] (suspended aloft) |
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aspect.4: |
"object.2" [spear] (suspended aloft; tilted; pointing rightward-downward) |
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aspect.5: |
"object.3" [shield] (suspended; vertical; frontward-rightward; tilted leftward) |
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aspect.6: |
"object.4" [helmet] (vertical; upright; rightward-upward) |
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aspect.7: |
"object.5" [chest-aegis] (vertical; upright; frontward) |
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aspect.8: |
"object.6" [peplos] (wrapped; free-flowing; folding) |
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vector.1: |
"main composition" (left-top → right-bottom) |
Operators (Relations): |
contact.1: |
"deity.1" [Athena] ⟨carrying ⟨on left·arm⟩⟩ "object.3" [shield] |
contact.2: |
"deity.1" [Athena] ⟨wearing ⟨on head⟩⟩ "object.4" [helmet] |
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contact.3: |
"deity.1" [Athena] ⟨wearing ⟨on upper·torso⟩⟩ "object.5" [chest-aegis] |
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contact.4: |
"deity.1" [Athena] ⟨wearing ⟨on whole body⟩⟩ "object.6" [peplos] |
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conflict.1: |
"deity.1" [Athena] ⟨brandishing [thrusting?] ⟨in [with?] right·hand "object.2" [spear] at⟩⟩ "creature.1" [Giant (ophiopode)] |
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conflict.2: |
"creature.1" [Giant (ophiopode)] ⟨fending ⟨off with left·arm assault of⟩⟩ "deity.1" [Athena] |
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conflict.3: |
"creature.1" [Giant (ophiopode)] ⟨brandishing [hurling?] ⟨in [with?] right·hand "object.1" [stone] at⟩⟩ "deity.1" [Athena] |
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context: |
Ø |
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contiguity: |
Ø |
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inversion: |
Ø |
| ● Iconographic Type: Prominence |
Occurrences (Registered Instances): |
very rare |
1-6 specimens |
sparse |
7-18 specimens |
common |
19-60 specimens |
abundant |
60+ specimens |
| ● Iconographic Type: Selected Universal Subject References |
ICONCLASS (Codes and Descriptions): |
91C2(+6) |
the Giants, Gigantes (with serpents for feet), and their battle against the gods (+ suffering, misfortune) |
| 91C21(+6) |
battle of the Giants against the gods: gigantomachy (+ suffering, misfortune) |
| 91C22(...)(+8) |
single named Giants (with NAME) (+ attributes) |