Phidias

[ fid-ee-uhs ]

/ ˈfɪd i əs /

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noun

c500–432? b.c., Greek sculptor.

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Words nearby Phidias

Phialophora, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Bete, Phichol, Phidian, Phidias, Phidippides, phi-function, Phil, Phila., philabeg

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How to use Phidias in a sentence

He is said to have been a great epic painter, as Phidias was an epic sculptor and Homer an epic poet.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume I|John Lord
His style was modified by the contemplation of the sculptures of Phidias, and he taught the true method of grouping.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume I|John Lord
Polygnotus, a contemporary of Phidias, was nearly as famous for painting as he was for sculpture.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume I|John Lord
At this time also lived the great sculptor Phidias, and to him Pericles intrusted the decoration of the new temple.
Greek Sculpture|Estelle M. Hurll

The first successors of Phidias made direct studies from his statue, but those coming after worked from copies.
Greek Sculpture|Estelle M. Hurll

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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