Armour for the soldier king

Armour for Pentheus and his men.

“Greek Shields

Greek shields used for drama productions appear more realistic when they create the illusion of weight.  To achieve this gravitas, either add metal weights the reverse side or better still add heave metal decoration to the front.

Greek Helmets

This selection of Grecian helmets shows how ornate and how high they were, this had the effect of making the soldiers appear taller and more aggressive.  Horsehair crests made the helmet an impressive sight.  The height of the helmet would also have helped absorb or deflect the sword blade attack. This page is an original 'Greek Battle Dress Costume History' article by Pauline Weston Thomas 2008 ©” from fashion-era.com

More armoury

Helmets and Armour

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Casque en bronze

The Perfect pair

Teiresias and Kadmos

Comical old men, each typical, competing over who might be older.
Kadmos acting as if he believes, but still very traditional. I feel he is very much like the tragic character King Lear. What is a good parent?

King Lear on stage

Greek Pattern from fashion-era.com

Teiresias dealing in strange affairs, selling charms from the mystic Asia Minor. That is why I want to include a Persian pattern here.

All from Ornaments from the British Museum

It is actually quite interesting how these are all very geometric patterns, whereas the Greek have more ivy-like fluid spirals. And it is, in fact, Pentheus that I would imagine as a more geometric character.