Bible Encyclopedias
Caryatides

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

a name given to statues of women, applied instead of columns, in Grecian architecture as at the Erechtheum at Athens.

Bibliography Information
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Caryatides'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​c/caryatides.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.