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Also, I don't think any definition of "gay woman" wore saffron coloured robes in Victorian Britain, this is a Classical reference. "The followers of the so-cal
by Grustaf 5y ago
Also, I don't think any definition of "gay woman" wore saffron coloured robes in Victorian Britain, this is a Classical reference.
"The followers of the so-called Krokotos Painter, whose name is derived from the Greek κροκωτός (krokōtos) (saffron-yellow dress robe). The female figures in his work often wear krokōtoi"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theseus_Painter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theseus_Painter
See also:
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/term/BIOG59070 https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/term/BIOG59070