Ancient Greek Costume

Ancient Greece had many religious figures. Each of these was associated with a distinct part of the earth’s resources. They were guardians of these parts. For instance, there was a god associated with wars and also for daily work such as cleansing and even manufacturing.

The most authoritative and prominent not to mention well-known deity was Apollo – the Greek god of the sun. He was the son of the king of gods – Zeus (ruler of Mt. Olympus and God of sky and thunder) and mythical figure Leto, his twin sister was Artemis, deity of hunting and later the deity of the moon. Zeus is depicted in various sculptures as bearded, properly draped in the ancient Greek costume of a cloak – like a Roman Toga and bearing a thunderbolt.

Apollo on the other hand is portrayed in most of the sculptures and in scriptures in his ancient Greek costume of the cloak concealing his divine nakedness. Apollo controlled many of the aspects of Greek life such as including medicine, healing, music, poetry, archery and even plague. Both Delos and Delphi were devoted to worshiping him. He was also the god of migrants with the divine powers of keeping a watch over them and was the guardian of herds and flocks. Apollo’s many different aspects were worshiped alternately in different areas of Greece.