Terminology Quiz 1

Abacus

The square portion of a Doric column capital

Adlocutio

A public address made by a Roman empower to the army

Adyton

“Not to be entered” a room in temple with restricted access

Agalma

Gift that is pleasing to a divinity

Agon

Contest or competition

Agora

Central civic space

Akroteria

Roof sculpture

Anastole

Pertaining to hair, cowlick

Anathyrosis

Dressing adjoining blocks with smooth band around the outside and roughed inside

Andron

“A room for men” usually designates for a symposium

Antae

The ends of walls

Apoikiai

Colonies

Arete

Excellence

autochthony

generated from the earth

baitylos

a pillar for religious rites

bothros

pit

boule

governing council in a polis

bouleuterion

place where the boule meets

bucrania

motif of bulls skull

caduceus

the snake entwined staff belonging to Hermes

caryatid

sculpted female figure serving a columnar support

chiton

thin linen garment

choregos

leader or financial sponsor of the chorus

chthonic

concerning the area underground

chlamys

short cape worn around neck or over shoulder

cire perdu

lost wax method of casting bronze

contrapposto

counterpoise, one leg is weight bearing while the other is relaxed

demos

the deme, unit of government of topographic region

demosion sema

communal burial place for the war dead

Diadochoi

immediate successors and followers of Alexander the Great

dipinti

writing in paint

dipteral

building or temple with double peristyle

dithyramb

poetic hymn sung in praise of Dionysos

dromos

“road,” manmade path leading to structure

echinus

rounder or conelike molding of a column capital

emporion

permanent settlement where trade occurred, founded by greeks ourtside of greece

entasis

swelling of the central portion of a column

ephebe

male, 18-20 years old

epinetron

object made of terra-cotta and places over upper thigh for carding wool

eschara

hearth

exomis

a short tunic slung over one shoulder and cinched at the waist

ganosis

a mixture of wax and olive oil applied to paint marble and then polished

gravitas

dignity, seriousness

gynaikeion

a room for women, usually in a domestic setting

hektompedon

a building with a length of one hundred ancient feet

heroon

hero shrine

hetaira

hired female companion to providenentertainment at symposium

Himation

Long heavy garment often worn by females over a chiton

Hoplitodromos

Footrace where all the men are dresses in armor and carry weapons

Hypaethral

Architecture without a roof, open to the sky

In antis

Between antae or wall ends

In situ

In its original position

Insula

Architecture with multiple dwellings like a modern apartment building

Kantharos

Long handled drinking cup

Kausiai

Wide brim flat hats made of soft fabric

Ketoi

Sea monsters

Kline

Couch for reclining at symposia

Klismos

Ornate chair with curved back and curved legs

Koilon

Seating area of a theater

Kore

Maiden or unmarried girl

Kouros

Young male

Kourotrophos

Nurse, nanny

Kylix

Drinking cup

Lagynos

High neck wine jug used for Dionysian festivals

Lebetes gamikoi

Vessels consisting of a lidded rounded kettle upon a tall stand, associates with weddings and females

Liturgy

A civic financial obligation places upon wealthy citizens in Athens

Loculi

Architectural term for niches hollowed into walls to hold urns

Louterion

Large bowl

Loutrophoros

Cylindrical vessel with high neck made from either terracotta or stone, may be connected with funerals/weddings

Megaron

Central hearth room preceded by an anteroom

Metic

Resident alien

Oikemata

Small buildings/houses

Oinochoe

Trefoil-mouthed wine pitcher

Omphalos

Navel

Opus caementicum

Building material developed in Italy, like modern concrete

Opus vermiculatum

Worm like work, mosaic technique consisting of thin lines

Paidotribes

Physical trainers for Ancient Greek athletes

Palladion

Cult statue of Athena

Paradeisoi

Persian game park stocked with animals for hunting

Peplos

Heavy woolen garment usually worn by women and belted at the waist

Periodonike

Title given to athlete who had been victorious in the four Panhellenic games

Peripteros

A temple with an external colonnade

Pilos

Peaked or rounded hat worn by travelers and hermes

Pinakes

Small painted plaques of wood or terracotta

Poloi

Cylindrical headdresses worn by goddesses

Propylon

Monumental gateway

Prostyle

Columns standing in front of a wall

Prosthesis

Laying out of the dead

Protomes

Truncated frontal figures used as attachements to other objects

Prytaneion

A civic building used by officials, often housing the sacred flame of the goddess Hestia

Psychopompos

“Leader of souls” usually applied to Hermes

Pyrrhic

A dance linked to warfare

Sauroter

Metal attachment to a spear that ends in a spike

Sekos

The central, enclosed portion of a Greek temple

Skene

The background stage building belonging to a Greek theater

Sphyrelaton

Statue made of bronze sheets riveted together

Spolia

Portions of ancient buildings reused in later structures

Stadion

Track for foot races measuring one stade

Stoa

Covered walkway

Stoic

A Greek philosphy developed in the Hellenistic