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“man,” <strong>and</strong> state that the former refers to statues <strong>of</strong> both male <strong>and</strong> female figures, <strong>and</strong><br />

also gods. 588 Given Ferrari’s suggestion, this a)ndria&j can be understood as a statue <strong>of</strong> a<br />

man, most likely, <strong>of</strong> the type known as kouros. <strong>The</strong> pa<strong>in</strong>t<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong> its eyes is the context <strong>of</strong><br />

the passage. <strong>The</strong> use <strong>of</strong> zw|&ou with<strong>in</strong> this context aga<strong>in</strong> highlights the connection <strong>of</strong> this<br />

term with the visual arts, thus suggest<strong>in</strong>g its mean<strong>in</strong>g as other than “animal” <strong>and</strong> it allied<br />

notions. Despite this evidence, Griffith translates zw|&ou as “liv<strong>in</strong>g creature.” Allen, on<br />

the other h<strong>and</strong>, takes it to mean “statue” <strong>and</strong> Shorey “image.” 589 <strong>The</strong> latter, although<br />

fitt<strong>in</strong>g, does not help to come closer to the ancient mean<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong> the word. Allen’s<br />

conflation <strong>of</strong> a)ndria&nta <strong>and</strong> zw|&ou with “statue” gives the impression that both terms<br />

designate one <strong>and</strong> the same th<strong>in</strong>g, but their usage with<strong>in</strong> the same sentence suggests<br />

otherwise. Plato uses a)ndria&j <strong>in</strong> order to <strong>in</strong>troduce the act <strong>of</strong> pa<strong>in</strong>t<strong>in</strong>g a statue, <strong>and</strong><br />

zw|~on to refer to the application <strong>of</strong> colors to a specific bodily part: its eyes. <strong>The</strong> shift<br />

from one term to the other occurs with<strong>in</strong> a description, which moves from the designation<br />

<strong>of</strong> a type <strong>of</strong> a statue (kouros) to details <strong>of</strong> its embellishment. This evidence re<strong>in</strong>forces the<br />

impression that zw|&ou was not equal to “statue,” but directly associated with the eyes <strong>of</strong><br />

whom the a)ndria&j represented. <strong>The</strong>refore, this zw|&ou seems to apply to the subject that<br />

is be<strong>in</strong>g represented by a work <strong>of</strong> sculpture. What this mean<strong>in</strong>g br<strong>in</strong>gs to m<strong>in</strong>d is the<br />

similar use <strong>of</strong> zw|~on by Herodotus when referr<strong>in</strong>g to the subject, the rider represented by<br />

the sculpture <strong>of</strong> Darius, <strong>and</strong> also the zw|~a <strong>of</strong> M<strong>and</strong>rocles’ pa<strong>in</strong>t<strong>in</strong>g depict<strong>in</strong>g the bridg<strong>in</strong>g<br />

<strong>of</strong> the Bosporus by Darius. <strong>The</strong> application <strong>of</strong> the term to both works <strong>of</strong> sculpture <strong>and</strong><br />

pa<strong>in</strong>t<strong>in</strong>g suggests that the term was not bound to a specific medium or artistic process. In<br />

addition, the fact that no details <strong>of</strong> the appearance <strong>of</strong> this zw|&ou are provided aga<strong>in</strong><br />

588 LSJ 9 , 128, s.v. a)ndria&j.<br />

589 Griffith, Plato. <strong>The</strong> Republic 112; Allen, Plato. <strong>The</strong> Republic 112; Shorey, Plato. <strong>The</strong> Republic 319.<br />

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