Pentelicus
noun
Latin name of Pendelikon.
Pentelic
-
a word derived from
Pentelicus.
Example Sentences
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The church is covered in marble from the same Pentelic vein in Greece where the Parthenon’s stones were quarried, and at night its dome, through the translucent marble panels, shines like a beacon.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 6, 2022
Through an innovative process, interior lights are being designed to illuminate thin panels of marble, mined from the same Pentelic vein in Greece that sourced the Parthenon, the ancient temple in Athens.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 8, 2021
The $35 million domed structure to the south of the memorial will glow at night through a veneer of white Pentelic marble, from the same vein in Greece that was quarried to construct the Parthenon.
From New York Times ● Sep. 9, 2015
After being carefully numbered and, in some cases, fitted to new pieces of Pentelic marble, the stones will be raised and stacked into position on the temple's walls.
From Time Magazine Archive
Pentelic marble; height, 5 feet 6½ inches; width, 3 feet.
From A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) by A. H. Smith
