Ictinus

[ ik-tahy-nuhs ]

noun

1. flourished mid-5th century b.c., Greek architect, a designer of the Parthenon.

Ictinus

/ ɪkˈtaɪnəs /

noun

1. Ictinus5th century bc5th century bcMGreekARCHITECTURE: architect 5th century bc , Greek architect, who designed the Parthenon with Callicrates

Example Sentences

They were executed in the time of Pericles, the temple having been built by Ictinus, the architect of the Parthenon.

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Ictinus was celebrated for the magnificent temples which he erected to the heathen gods.

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According to Pausanias, they were the work of Ictinus, a contemporary of Phidias.

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The next two nests discovered were both those of the Kite (Milvus ictinus), each on a lofty pine.

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In one of them, for instance, Ictinus confides to the reporter that he was born in the shadow of the Parthenon.

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