Phidias

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A Greek artist who made large statues and helped design buildings in ancient Athens

proper noun

: Fidias

Phidias created the massive statue of Phidias that once stood in Olympia.

Now, on one hand, I, you know, I said Phidias, I agree with you.

Examples

Many consider Phidias to be the greatest sculptor of ancient Greece.
But the West similarly has painters such as Zeuxis, Polygnotos, and Apelles, considered by their contemporaries as artistic equals to the sculptor Phidias.

Academic text (2003)
As dawn breaks over Athens, Phidias is already late for work.
- Like the kiss of Apollo, if carved by Phidias.

Atlas (1961)
It cannot be; it was made by Phidias.

Academic text (1990)
Their execution might be of a superior order, the work of a Phidias or a Praxiteles, but their psychology was rudimentary.

Fiction book (2002)
Sculpture, too, evolved according to Quintilian from a state of "hardness" to one of "softness," reaching perfection in the works of Phidias and Alcamenes.

Academic text (1991)
It was inside this temple that one of the ancient wonders of the world, the colossal statue of Zeus, made by the master sculptor Phidias, stood.
The Parthenon showcases the incredible artistry of Phidias and his team.

Synonyms

Pheidias

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Literature

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An ancient Greek maker of temple statues of gods, for example at the Parthenon

is the same name but shows a different spelling form

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Phidias is the English form of an ancient Greek name Pheidias, and it belongs to the famous Athenian sculptor who made the Parthenon sculptures and the giant statue of Zeus. Thinking of Phidias as 'the master sculptor of ancient Greece' helps you remember why the name refers to that great artist.