Both Uses of
tapestry
in
The Odyssey, by Homer - (translated by: Butler)
- Then he offered many burnt sacrifices to the gods, and decorated many temples with tapestries and gilding, for he had succeeded far beyond his expectations.†
Book 3 *tapestries = rug-like artworks -- often hung on a wall for display
- I gave him twelve light cloaks, and as many pieces of tapestry; I also gave him twelve cloaks of single fold, twelve rugs, twelve fair mantles, and an equal number of shirts.†
Book 24
Definitions:
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(1)
(tapestry as in: the tapestry hangs in the museum) rug-like artwork -- often hung on a wall for display
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(2)
(tapestry as in: the tapestry of my life) something consisting of many interconnected, non-mechanical parts