KW Ch 5 36-72

Iktinos and Kallikrates

the architects of the Parthenon

Ionic

a classic Greek order. It has a tall, slender column and a scrolled capital

Kore

is an archaic Greek sculpture of a standing female figure

Kouros

an archaic Greek sculpture of standing male youth

Kylix

a Greek, shallow drinking cup

Mausoleum

a term for any grandiose funerary monument M

Meander

is a pattern made up of bands of horizontal, abstract motifs also, called the Greek key

Metopes

the panels between the triglphics in a Doric temple. They originally covered the empty spaces between the ends of the wooden ceiling beams

Mnesikles

architect of Propylaea

Naos or Cella

the nucleus of the Greek temple where the statue of the deity resides N

Naturalism

the depiction of human figures as they appear in nature

Olympiad

were the ceremonial games in which all the Greek states participated

Parthenon

the temple dedicated to Athena on the Acropolis Pa

Pathos

an artistic representation of suffering which evokes pity because of the nobility and restraint with which it is endured

Pebble Mosaics

a scene formed from tiny stones collected from river beds and beaches and set into cement

Pediment

a triangle over the lintel in a temple

Pericles

leader of Athens in the Golden Age

Peripteral

a single row of columns on all sides

Peristyle

a colonnade

Phidias

sculptor of statures in the Parthenon

Polis

an independent city state P

Polychrome

many colors

Pronaos

a porch or an pen vestibule flanked by two columns

Propylaea

entry gate at the west end of Acropolis Pr

Provenance

origin or source

Red-Figure Painting

the reddish clay was painted with black slip (watery clay substance). The design was freely painted with a brush which made it possible to show overlapping and foreshortening

Satyr

part-human, part-goat male follower of Dionysus, the god of wine

Shafts

the parts of the columns between the base and the capital

Siren

a creature which is half bird and half woman

Stereobate

the substructure of the Greek temple

Stoa

a covered colonnade used for shops or offices

Stylobate

the platform above the stereobate

Tesserae

tiny pieces of glass set into cement to portray a scene instead of stones

Torque

neckband worn by the Gauls

Treasury

a small building set up for the safe storage of votive offerings

Triglyphs

an elements of the Doric frieze separating two consecutive metopes and divided into three sections

Volute

a spiral, architectural element on the Ionic capital which resembles a partially unrolled scroll