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| Greek for high city; usually the site of the cities most important temples. |
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| An open space used for public meetings or business in ancient Greek cities |
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| an off center parting of the hair with the locks brushed up and back near the part; a recognizable feature in the portraits of Alexander the Great |
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| capable of warding off evil |
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| in early greek pottery, the silhouetting of dark figured against a light background of a natural reddish clay, with linear incised details |
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| a rule of proportion. the greek sculpto polykleitos wrote a "canon" outlining the proportions for the ideal statue |
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| a female figure that functions as a supporting column |
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| the chamber (Greek naos) at the center of an ancient temple, in a classical temple, the room in which the cult staue usually stood |
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| in ancient greek mythology, a fantastical creature, with the front or top half of a human and the back or bottom half of a horse. |
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| in Greek mythology, the battle btwn the greeks and centaurs |
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| the disposition of the human figure in which one part is turned in opposition to another part, a twist of the body about its central axis |
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| the projecting, crowning member of the entablature framing the pediment; also, any crowning projection |
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| a convex tapering (an apparent swelling) in the shaft of a column |
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| in the classical Greek ionic order, the three horizontal bands that make up the architrave |
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| virtical channeling, roughly semicircular in cross-section and used principally on columns and pilasters |
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| the use of perspective to represent in art the apparent visual contraction of an object that extends back in space at an angle to the perpendicular plane of sight |
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| the part of the entablature between the architrave and the cornice; also, any sculptured or ornamented band in a building, on furniture etc |
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| in ancient Greek mythology, the battle between gods and giants |
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| In ancient Greek mythology, a hideous female demon with snake hair, medusa, the most famous gorgon, was capable of turning anyone who gazed at her into stone |
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| term given to the Greek culture that developed after the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC and lasted until the Roman conquest of Egypt in 31BC |
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| An ancient Greek three handled water pitcher |
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| litterly "in place" referring to an object or work as in the original place |
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| An ancient Greek shallow drinking cup with two handles and a stem |
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| lost-wax process (cire perdue) |
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| A bronze casting method in which a figure is modeled in wax and covered with clay; the whole is fired, melting away the wax and hardening the clay, which then creates a mold for molten medal |
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| the shaping or fashioning of three-dimensional forms in a soft material, such as clay; the terms also refers in drawing to the use of gradations of light and shade |
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| patterns or pictues made by embedding small pieces of stone or glass (tesserae) in cement on surfaces such as walls and floors; also, the technique of making such works. |
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| an ancient Greek and Roman exercise area, usually framed by a colonnade, often found in bathing establishments |
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| a simple long woolen belted garment worn by ancient Greek women that gives the female figure a columnar appearance |
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| in Greek architecture, a colonnade all around the cella and its porches |
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| in Greek architecture, a peripteral colonnade consists of a single row of columns; dipeteral colonnade has a double row |
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| independent city-states in ancient Greece.Polis literally means "city" |
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| a porch with a roof supported by columns, ann entrance porch |
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| propylaion (pl propylaia) |
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| A gateway bulding leading to an open court preceding an ancient Greek or Roman temple. The Monumental entrance to the acropolis in Athens. |
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| the cornice on the sloping sides of a pediment |
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| a style of temple with columns at the front end and not on the back or sides |
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| in later Greek pottery, the silhouetting o red figures against a black background, with painted liner details; the reverse of the black-figure technique |
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| a male follower of the Greek god Dionysus, represented as part human, part goat |
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| an ancient Greek general. Pericles was a famous Athenian strategos |
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| a scraper, used by ancient Greek athletes to scrape oil from their bodies after exercising |
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| the uppermost course of the platform of a classical temple, which supports the columns |
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| tiny stones or pieces of glass cut to desired size and shape used in the creation of mosaics |
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