| Term | Definition |
|---|
| triglyph | grooved member of Doric frieze alternating with metopes |
| Polykleitos | developed classic canon of proportions |
| Pericles | fifth-century Athenian statesman |
| encaustic | painting method using melted wax |
| Myron | sculptor of the Discobolos |
| entasis | slight convex curvature of a column |
| cella | main chamber of a temple holding the cult statue |
| Dionysos | god of wine |
| Praxiteles | sculptor of Hermes and Dionysos |
| Alexander the Great | spread Greek culture through his conquests |
| abacus | top part of a capital making transition to architrave |
| volute | ornament from Ionic capital resembling a rolled scroll |
| Propylaia | entrance gateway |
| Exekias | black-figure vase painter |
| centaur | half man, half horse |
| Iktinos and Kallikrates | architects of Parthenon |
| Athena | warrior goddess, protectress of Athens |
| architrave | lowest division of the entablature of a temple |
| caryatid | female figure used as a column |
| pediment | triangular space formed by roof and cornice |
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