Article abstract: Greek sculptor{$I[g]Greece;Phidias} Phidias’s work embodied the high classical ideal in sculpture; his renditions of the gods became standards to which later artists aspired. He was best known for his cult images of Athena in Athens and of Zeus in Olympia.
Early Life
Phidias (FIHD-ih-ahs), the son of Charmides, was born just before the wars that pitted his fellow Athenians against the invading Persians in 490 and 480 b.c.e. This fact is of great importance in understanding his development and that of his country, for these wars proved...
Source: Great Lives from History: The Ancient World, Prehistory-476, ©2004 Salem Press, Inc.. All Rights Reserved.
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