Phidian

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Phidias +‎ -ian.

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈfʌɪdɪən/

Adjective

Phidian (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to the Ancient Greek artist Phidias (Φειδίας; c. 480–430 BC), renowned for his sculpture.
    • 1990, Camille Paglia, Sexual Personae:
      The Apollonian beautiful boy dramatizes the special horror of dissolved form to Pheidian Athens, with its passionate vision of the sunlit human figure.
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