Quizlet Chapter 5- Gardner's Art Through the Ages

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