
kalpana (philostrates dwara kaam)

imagines () pracheen yunani mein dou lekhakon dwara dou kritiyaan hain, donon koo philostrates key roop mein jaanaa jaataa haye, joe vibhinn kalakritiyon kaa varnan aur vyakhya karate hain.
inn dou karyon mein seey pahali jise "imagines" kahaa jaataa haye, mein dou pustaken shamil hain (ack mein ack parichay aur 31 adhyaay aur dusare mein 34 adhyaay shamil hain) aamtaur parr lemnos key philostrates, yaa sambhavatah unake adhik prasiddh sasur-inn-low philostrates off athens koo shreya diyaa jaataa haye. "imagines" spasht roop seey naples mein philostrates dwara dekhi gaee kalaa key 65 karyon kaa varnan kartaa haye. puuraa kaam ack yuva darshakon koo kalaa, isake prateekon aur arth koo samajhaane key sandarbh mein taiyar kiya gayaa haye. parichay mein kaam key lekhak kaa kahana haye kii unake mezban kaa duss varsheeya betaa iss kaam kii rachana kaa tatkaal kaaran thaa aur lekhak pustak aur isake pratyek adhyaay koo aise banaayega jaise kii iss ladke koo sambodhit kiya jaa rhaa hoe.
doosara "kalpana" (jisamen 17 adhyaay shamil hain) lemnos key philostrates key potey dwara kiya gayaa haye, jise philostrates dha young key roop mein jaanaa jaataa haye.

