Chapter 111 Aesop's appearance and his portrait

Aesop's appearance and his portrait I have several books with illustrations on hand, but none of them have his portrait.Aesop was an ancient Greek in the sixth century BC, and was born as a slave. Fables are famous, but it is expected that there will be no real portraits handed down.but there are many There are always one or two imaginary portraits of ancient people in legends, but Aesop can be said to be exception.I only know of an old English translation with an Aesop painting on the front Like, but I haven't seen this version yet. A few years ago, a country issued a set of commemorative stamps, one of which had a portrait of Aesop,

But it was dressed as one of the characters in the play, so it can't be called a formal portrait.but also That's all. According to ancient records, Aesop's appearance is extremely ugly, close to what we call "ten incomplete", He has hunchback and legs, missing ears and crooked mouth, everything, and he also stutters.So there is another legend, Said that his master saw that he was born too ugly, and denied Aesop to be his slave in front of an official, saying This ugly man has nothing to do with him at all.It is said that Aesop demanded that according to the expression of the master,

One of the officials present testified that the master should release him from slavery.Because he has publicly stated that he does not It doesn't matter.In order to appreciate Aesop's quick wit, the master agreed to his request. begging.It is said that this is how Aesop was released from slavery. If this legend is reliable, even the master thinks he is too ugly and refuses to admit it in front of others. It's his slave, one can imagine his ugly appearance.However, there is no portrait of Aesop, but there is Regarding the material of his statue, there is a little bit.According to ancient texts handed down, Aesop in Delphi

After the city was murdered by local citizens, the citizens realized that God was punishing them for killing a talented person. He raised funds to build a statue for him to calm God's wrath.There are other records, it is said that later in Athens also There is his statue, or the work of the great sculptor Lysipps.This is in my country's "Liu'an Cong Tan" Also mentioned: "Aesop's fables are also half completed in Kulins and half completed in Athens. The people of the two cities, If you read it well, you will be rewarded with gold.Aesop couldn't do it, but received it and passed it on to the old

Owner.When he died, the great sculptor Lisippus chose aragonite for him, cut his portrait, and stood in the elegant Code City.The vicissitudes of life have changed repeatedly, and the old traces have been flooded, as if they had died early.But this fable grows brighter with time.inside The knife and pen of Sipps are as evil as Aesop's pen and ink. " It is said that the portrait of this ugly ancient fabler is so rare, Contrary to the fact that his works have become household names all over the world, it is really an inexplicable strange thing.