A caryatid is a supporting column or pillar of a building carved in the shape of what?
Caryatid column (Dungeons & Dragons) column appeared in second edition for the Greyhawk setting in the adventure module "Greyhawk Ruins" (1990) under the "construct, stone" entry. The caryatid column appeared in the "Monstrous Manual" (1993) under the "golem" entry. The giant caryatid column appeared in "Dungeon" #78 (January 2000). The caryatid column appears in the third edition "Fiend Folio" (2003). A caryatid column is very similar to a golem. As with golems, the caryatid column is an artificial construct animated by magic. A caryatid column appears as a column with fine carving suggesting the shape of a woman holding a sword. When activated, (typically by
Caryatid Caryatid A caryatid ( ; , plural: Καρυάτιδες) is a sculpted female figure serving as an architectural support taking the place of a column or a pillar supporting an entablature on her head. The Greek term "karyatides" literally means "maidens of Karyai", an ancient town of Peloponnese. Karyai had a famous temple dedicated to the goddess Artemis in her aspect of Artemis Karyatis: "As Karyatis she rejoiced in the dances of the nut-tree village of Karyai, those Karyatides, who in their ecstatic round-dance carried on their heads baskets of live reeds, as if they were dancing plants". An atlas is