Figure 1.--TThe image here is from a Russian pop up book about Greek myths. The boys were destined to be food for the minotaur. The bright colored clothes do appear to be accurate as well as the design motifs. What does not seem to be accurate is that the children are all wearing tunics. Greek children commonly just wore cloths around their middles leaving their torsos bare.

We notice many depictions of Greek children in books, especially children's books. These depictions vary widely. Many of these depictions, however, do not seem very accurate as far as we understand Greek clothing styles. As can be seen here, we are just beginning to acquire some basic information.

Minotaur Myth

The image here is from a Russian pop up book about Greek myths. The boys were destined to be food for the minotaur. The bright colored clothes do appear to be accurate as well as the design motifs. What does not seem to be accurate is that the children are all wearing tunics. Greek children commonly just wore cloths around their middles leaving their torsos bare. Also the short sleeves do not seemn correct. Greek clothing was very simple and was not fashioned like this. Note that the boys here have belted waists. We are not sure that this is accurate. The fact that the boys are barefoot probably is accurate.