Peplos (English spelling)

Japanese: ペプロス（英語表記）peplos

Ancient Greek women's clothing. Commonly known as the Doric chiton. A rectangular piece of wool or linen cloth was folded lengthwise, with the folded part facing outward, covering the body, and pinned at the shoulders and either sewn or pinned at the sides. Every four years, the daughters of noble families in Athens, under the guidance of a priestess, wove a peplos to be dedicated to the statue of Athena Polias, the city's patron goddess. In Sparta, the peplos was worn without a sash, with one side open and the legs showing, but generally it was worn with a sash around the waist or under the chest. If the folded part was long, a sash was worn over it.

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Japanese:

古代ギリシア女性の衣服。俗にドーリス式キトンともいう。毛織物か亜麻布製の長方形の布の一部を縦に折返し，その折返しを外側にして身体をおおい，両肩はピンで，側方は縫うかピンで留めた。アテネの良家の子女は4年に1度女神官の指導で，市の守護神アテナ・ポリアス像に捧げるペプロスを織った。スパルタでは帯なしで，一方の側面を開き，足を見せて着たが，一般にウエストか胸の下に帯を締めた。また折返した部分が長いときはその上から帯をした。

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