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Periods

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iron age, hellenic greek

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zeus

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Jupiter to the Romans. King of the Greco-Roman pantheon; god of the heavens.

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Jupiter to the Romans. King of the Greco-Roman pantheon; god of the heavens.

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zeus

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hera

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married to zeus

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married to zeus

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hera

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athena

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Minerva to the Romans. Goddess of wisdom and strategy`

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Minerva to the Romans. Goddess of wisdom and strategy

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athena

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herakles

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Hercules to the Romans; legendary strongman and son of Zeus/Jupiter; protagonist in many tales of adventure, glory, and tragedy

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Hercules to the Romans; legendary strongman and son of Zeus/Jupiter; protagonist in many tales of adventure, glory, and tragedy

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herakles

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hermes

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Mercury to the Romans; Messenger god; god of merchants, travelers, and thieves

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Mercury to the Romans; Messenger god; god of merchants, travelers, and thieves

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hermes

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dionysus

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Bacchus to the Romans; god of wine, revelry, and madness

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Bacchus to the Romans; god of wine, revelry, and madness

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dionysus

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apollo

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Greek/Roman god of the sun, the arts, civilized pursuits

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Greek/Roman god of the sun, the arts, civilized pursuits

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apollo

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Nike

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Goddess of victory; manifestation of triumph

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Goddess of victory; manifestation of triumph

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Nike

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Perseus

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the slayer of the Gorgon Medusa

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the slayer of the Gorgon Medusa

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Perseus

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Medusa

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a monster, a Gorgon, generally described as a winged human female with living venomous snakes in place of hair.

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a monster, a Gorgon, generally described as a winged human female with living venomous snakes in place of hair.

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Medusa

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Artemis

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Diana to the Romans. Twin of Apollo; goddess of the hunt and wilderness

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Diana to the Romans. Twin of Apollo; goddess of the hunt and wilderness

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Artemis

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Atlas

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a Titan who was responsible for bearing the weight of the heavens on his shoulders, a punishment bestowed on him by Zeus.

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a Titan who was responsible for bearing the weight of the heavens on his shoulders, a punishment bestowed on him by Zeus.

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Atlas

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Lapith

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a group of legendary people in Greek mythology

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a group of legendary people in Greek mythology

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lapith

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centaurs

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Half-man, half-horse; Greek composite creature representing humanity’s animalistic side

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Half-man, half-horse; Greek composite creature representing humanity’s animalistic side

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centaurs

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amazons

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idk

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idk

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amazons

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barbarians (gauls)

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The Romans indiscriminately characterised the various Germanic tribes

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The Romans indiscriminately characterised the various Germanic tribes

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barbarians (gauls)

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kouros

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boy, youth, greek

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boy, youth, greek

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peplos

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a rich outer robe or shawl worn by women in ancient Greece, hanging in loose folds and sometimes drawn over the head.

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a rich outer robe or shawl worn by women in ancient Greece, hanging in loose folds and sometimes drawn over the head.

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polis

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a city state in ancient Greece, especially as considered in its ideal form for philosophical purposes.

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a city state in ancient Greece, especially as considered in its ideal form for philosophical purposes.

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acropolis

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a citadel or fortified part of an ancient Greek city, typically built on a hill.

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a citadel or fortified part of an ancient Greek city, typically built on a hill.

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panathenaia

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City-wide celebration honoring Athena; celebrated every four years in Athens

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City-wide celebration honoring Athena; celebrated every four years in Athens

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panathenaia

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kinesthetic

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relating to a person’s awareness of the position and movement of the parts of the body by means of sensory organs (proprioceptors) in the muscles and joints.

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relating to a person’s awareness of the position and movement of the parts of the body by means of sensory organs (proprioceptors) in the muscles and joints.

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kinesthetic

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contrapposto

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an asymmetrical arrangement of the human figure in which the line of the arms and shoulders contrasts with, while balancing, those of the hips and legs.

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an asymmetrical arrangement of the human figure in which the line of the arms and shoulders contrasts with, while balancing, those of the hips and legs.

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contrapposto

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doric

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stylobate/stereobate, column (capital & shaft), architrave, frieze (metopes & triglyphs), pediment

didactic, geometric, repetitious, heavy-looking, horizontal

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stylobate/stereobate, column (capital & shaft), architrave, frieze (metopes & triglyphs), pediment

didactic, geometric, repetitious, heavy-looking, horizontal

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ionic

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lighter, more vertical, has curved capitals (top of column decor), frieze is bigger (for drawing on), base

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lighter, more vertical, has curved capitals (top of column decor), frieze is bigger (for drawing on), base

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cella

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the inner chamber of a temple

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the inner chamber of a temple

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pronaos

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the outer part of an ancient Greek temple, porch

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the outer part of an ancient Greek temple, porch

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peripteral

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a type of ancient Greek or Roman temple surrounded by a portico with columns.

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a type of ancient Greek or Roman temple surrounded by a portico with columns.

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peripteral

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volute

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a spiral, scroll-like ornament that forms the basis of the Ionic order

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a spiral, scroll-like ornament that forms the basis of the Ionic order

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metope

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a rectangular architectural element that fills the space between two triglyphs in a Doric frieze

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a rectangular architectural element that fills the space between two triglyphs in a Doric frieze

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triglyph

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an architectural term for the vertically channeled tablets of the Doric frieze in classical architecture

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an architectural term for the vertically channeled tablets of the Doric frieze in classical architecture

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frieze

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a long narrow band of sculpture that runs along the architrave

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a long narrow band of sculpture that runs along the architrave

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architrave

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a horizontal beam that rests directly on the top of a row of columns

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a horizontal beam that rests directly on the top of a row of columns

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architrave

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pediment

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a detail on a building or house — it’s the triangular piece just under a pointed roof

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a detail on a building or house — it’s the triangular piece just under a pointed roof

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capital

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forms the topmost member of a column

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forms the topmost member of a column

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shaft

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a long, narrow, vertical cylinder that in some orders is articulated with fluting

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a long, narrow, vertical cylinder that in some orders is articulated with fluting

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base

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bottom of column

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bottom of column

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stylobate/stereobate

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stylobate: the top step
stereobate: all other steps

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the top step

all other steps

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stylobate/stereobate

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entasis

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the application of a convex curve to a surface for aesthetic purposes

middle bulge in column

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the application of a convex curve to a surface for aesthetic purposes

middle bulge in column

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