Greek Key Figures Flashcards
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Myron
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- An Athenian sculptor from the mid-5th century BC.
- Created the Discus Thrower (Discobolus)
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Polykleitos
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- A Greek sculptor in bronze of the fifth and the early 4th century BCE.
- Polykleitos sought to portray the perfect man and to impose order on human movement.
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Praxiteles
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- One of the great masters of the fourth century B.C.E.
- Famous for his ability to transform marble into soft and radiant flesh. His Aphrodite had “dewy eyes.”
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Lysippos
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- The third great Late Classical sculptor.
- Introduced a new canon of proportions and a nervous energy to his statues.
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Iktinos & Kallikrates
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- Iktinos similarly applied mathematical formulas to temple design in the belief that beauty resulted from the use of harmonic numbers.
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Phidias
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- Worked on the statue of Athena in the cella.
- Was in charge of the entire Acropolis project.
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Pericles
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- The recognized leader of the Athenians.
- Succeeded in converting the alliance into an Athenian empire.
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Alexander the Great
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- Led a powerful army on an extraordinary campaign that overthrew the Persian Empire.
- Wrested control of Egypt, and even reached India.
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Athena
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- Goddess of wisdom and warfare.
- A virgin.
- Born not from a woman’s womb but from the head of her father, Zeus.
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Zeus
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- King of the gods.
- Ruled the sky.
- His weapon was the thunderbolt.
- Led the other gods to victory over the giants, who had challenged the Olympians for control of the world.
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Aphrodite
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- Daughter of Zeus and Dione.
- The goddess of love and beauty.
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Exekias
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-The acknowledged master of the black-figure technique.
