Parthenon

[ pahr-thuh-non, -nuh n ]

/ ˈpɑr θəˌnɒn, -nən /

noun

the temple of Athena Parthenos on the Acropolis at Athens, completed c438 b.c. by Ictinus and Callicrates and decorated by Phidias: regarded as the finest Doric temple.

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Greece claims they were looted from the Parthenon by a nefarious British Indiana Jones character in the early 1800s.

Can Amal Clooney Save Greece’s Antiquities? |Nico Hines |October 15, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The Parthenon itself held armor, daggers and other prizes captured in war.

Virgin Sacrifice and the Meaning of the Parthenon |Nick Romeo |February 12, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
By the end of the fifth century, the Parthenon and two other temples stood on the Acropolis.

Virgin Sacrifice and the Meaning of the Parthenon |Nick Romeo |February 12, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
So does the Parthenon frieze depict virgin sacrifice, and was it built over the tomb of these maidens of myth?

Virgin Sacrifice and the Meaning of the Parthenon |Nick Romeo |February 12, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

How did you get permission to shoot at the Parthenon for My Life in Ruins?

My Big Fat Greek Book Tour: Nia Vardalos Promotes ‘Instant Mom’ |Lloyd Grove |May 31, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
The very spirit of harmony is embodied in the proportions of the Parthenon.

Philothea |Lydia Maria Child
The centre Early English, with a huge portico copied from the Parthenon.

The Water-Babies |Charles Kingsley
But there is no trace in the Theseion of the low relief of the Parthenon frieze.

A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) |A. H. Smith
Just like the blinkin' Parthenon, or Acropolis, whichever it is.

Conquest Over Time |Michael Shaara
Who has not copied the Parthenon as the severest in its proportions for public buildings for civic purposes?

Beacon Lights of History, Volume I |John Lord

British Dictionary definitions for parthenon

Parthenon

/ (ˈpɑːθəˌnɒn, -nən) /

noun

the temple on the Acropolis in Athens built in the 5th century bc and regarded as the finest example of the Greek Doric order

Cultural definitions for parthenon

Parthenon

[ (pahr-thuh-non) ]

The central building on the Acropolis in Athens (see also Athens), now partly in ruins. Built in ancient times as a temple, it served as a model for much of Greek and Roman architecture.

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