- The
Erechtheion (/ɪˈrɛkθiən/,
latinized as
Erechtheum /ɪˈrɛkθiəm, ˌɛrɪkˈθiːəm/;
Ancient Gr****: Ἐρέχθειον, Gr****: Ερέχθειο) or
Temple of
Athena Polias...
- site's most
important ones,
including the Parthenon, the Propylaea, the
Erechtheion and the
Temple of
Athena Nike. The
Parthenon and the
other buildings...
- most-copied
examples are
those of the six
figures of the
Caryatid porch of the
Erechtheion on the
Acropolis at Athens. One of
those original six figures, removed...
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Athens to be
presented to the
wooden statue of
Athena Polias in the
Erechtheion,
opposite the Parthenon. The main
scene of the
Parthenon frieze is believed...
- of
Cecrops is
inherent in the
reference in Nonnus'
Dionysiaca to the
Erechtheion lamp as "the lamp of Cecrops".
Priests of the
Erechtheum and the priestess...
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reduced reverence for the city.
Ancient monuments such as the Parthenon,
Erechtheion and the
Hephaisteion (Theseion) were
converted into churches. As the...
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golden lamp
asbestos lychnis,
which the
sculptor Callimachus made for the
Erechtheion. In more
recent centuries,
asbestos was
indeed used for this purpose...
- Gr**** builders, so it is
found in
ancient Gr****
architecture (e.g., the
Erechtheion at the
Acropolis of Athens), was used
later by the
Romans and continues...
-
Philippeion Theatre of
Dionysus Tunnel of
Eupalinos Temples Aphaea Artemis Athena Nike
Erechtheion Hephaestus Hera,
Olympia Parthenon Samothrace Zeus, Olympia...
- (Athens), 421–406 BCE Top:
Kyanos frieze from Tiryns. Bottom:
Frieze of the
Erechtheion in (Athens), 4th BCE
Frieze from
Delphi incorporating lotuses with multiple...
