Ictinus

American  

[ik-tahy-nuhs] / ɪkˈtaɪ nəs /

noun

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

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Ictinus British  

/ ɪkˈtaɪnəs /

noun

1. 5th century _bc , Greek architect, who designed the Parthenon with Callicrates

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Ictinus

But in doing so, they ignored the wisdom of the Parthenon's original designers, the sculptor Phidias and Architects Ictinus and Callicrates.

From Time Magazine Archive

For its builder was Ictinus, who created the Parthenon.

From Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 8 Italy and Greece, Part Two by Halsey, Francis W. (Francis Whiting)

The Parthenon.—Let others analyze its sculptures and explain the technical reasons why Ictinus and Callicrates, the architects, and Phidias, the sculptor, created here the supreme masterpiece for the artistic world.

From A Day in Old Athens; a Picture of Athenian Life by Davis, William Stearns

In 430 B.C., shortly after the completion of the Parthenon, Ictinus was employed to design the temple of Apollo Epicurius, at Bassae, in Arcadia.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" by Various

I should be like Thucydides, a most sensible person who, if I recollect aright, barely mentions Ictinus and the rest of them.

From South Wind by Douglas, Norman