ΦΕΙΔΙΑΣ, φειδιας
PHEIDIAS, pheidias
Sounds Like: FEY-dee-as
Translations: Pheidias
From the root: ΦΕΙΔΙΑΣ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun
Explanation: This is a proper noun referring to Pheidias, a renowned ancient Greek sculptor, painter, and architect. He is famous for his colossal statues, particularly the statue of Zeus at Olympia and the statue of Athena Parthenos in the Parthenon, both considered wonders of the ancient world. The word is used to identify the artist himself.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΦΕΙΔΙΑΣ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΦΕΙΔΙΟΥ — of Pheidias
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