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Phidias

[ fid-ee-uhs ]
/ ˈfɪd i əs /
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noun
c500–432? b.c., Greek sculptor.
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British Dictionary definitions for Phidias

Phidias
/ (ˈfɪdɪˌæs) /

noun
5th century bc, Greek sculptor, regarded as one of the greatest of sculptors. He executed the sculptures of the Parthenon and the colossal statue of Zeus at Olympia, one of the Seven Wonders of the World: neither survives in the original

Derived forms of Phidias

Phidian, adjective
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