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Caryatides
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What's The Definition Of Caryatides?Synonyms | Synonyms for Caryatides: Related Terms | Find terms related to Caryatides: See Also | Caryatides In Webster's Dictionary \Car`y*at"i*des\, n. pl. [L., fr. Gr. ? (?)
priestesses in the temple of Diana (the Greek Artemis) at
Cary[ae] (Gr. ?), a village in Laconia; as an architectural
term, caryatids.] (Arch)
Caryatids.
Note: Corresponding male figures were called Atlantes,
Telamones, and Persians.
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