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Scopas

American  
[skoh-puhs] / ˈskoʊ pəs /

noun

  1. flourished 4th century b.c., Greek sculptor and architect.


Scopas British  
/ ˈskəʊpəs /

noun

  1. 4th century bc , Greek sculptor and architect

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“The AU has got to play a critical role,” said Scopas Poggo, a professor at Ohio State University.

From Slate • Jul. 24, 2018

Inside the temple was the statue of Apollo in a tunica talaris, or long garment, between his mother Latona and his sister Diana, the work of Scopas, Cephisodorus, and Timotheus.

From Walks in Rome by Hare, Augustus J. C.

Hitherto Scopas was known to us, setting aside literary records, only as one of the sculptors who had worked at the Mausoleum.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" by Various

Nous savons que l'Apollon Cithar�de de Scopas �tait dans le temple d'Apollon Palatin, �lev� par Auguste; les m�dailles, Properce et Tibulle, nous apprennent que le dieu s'y voyait rev�tu d'une longue robe.

From Walks in Rome by Hare, Augustus J. C.

Contemporary with the Athenian school of Praxiteles and Scopas was the great school of Argos and Sicyon, of which Lysippus was the most distinguished member.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" by Various