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title: Head of a Statue of Paris
author: Liana Miate
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
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# Head of a Statue of Paris

_Authored by [Liana Miate](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/lianamiate/)_

## Image File

[![Head of a Statue of Paris](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/16097.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/16097.jpg)

## Image Caption

[Paris](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/paris/), son of [Troy](https://www.worldhistory.org/troy/)'s King Priam and Hecuba, is wearing a Phrygian cap, the characteristic headgear of shepherds. According to the myth, an interpreter of dreams foretold that the child of Hecuba would bring the destruction of Troy and must be killed at birth. Hecuba decided to leave her son in the mountains where he was brought up by shepherds.

From [Crete](https://www.worldhistory.org/crete/). 2nd-century CE. Made from Pentelic marble. ([Hellenic](https://www.worldhistory.org/greece/) Museum, Melbourne, Victoria).

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## About the Author

Liana is the Social Media Editor for Ancient History Encyclopedia. She holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree with a major in ancient Greece, Rome & Late Antiquity. She is particularly passionate about Rome and Greece, and anything to do with mythology or wo
- [Linkedin Profile](https://www.linkedin.com/in/lian)

## Cite This Work

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Miate, L. (2022, June 29). Head of a Statue of Paris. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16097/head-of-a-statue-of-paris/>
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### MLA
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