Canephora

Translation of "canephora" into Russian

Noun

canephora

canephorae pl

canephoras pl

архитектура; античная религия

The temple’s porch was held up by finely carved canephorae.

Крыльцо храма поддерживали искусно вырезанные канефоры.

Additional translations

архитектура; употребляется реже, обычно относится к женской фигуре-колонне без корзины

корзиносица

устар.; участница религиозного шествия, несущая корзину

Noun

A sculpted female figure bearing a basket on her head, used as an architectural support; a caryatid.

The temple’s porch was held up by finely carved canephorae.

In ancient Greece, a girl or young woman who carried a ceremonial basket in a religious procession.

The canephora led the Panathenaic procession through the streets of Athens.