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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_154223" /> == | |||
<p> is the temple which the [[Greeks]] dedicated at [[Athens]] to [[Minerva]] (q.v.). It is one of the most celebrated of the [[Greek]] temples, and is usually regarded as one of the most perfect specimens a Greek architecture. Many of the sculptures have been removed from the [[Parthenon]] in modern times, and the different capitals of [[Europe]] highly prize the secured relics from this historic place. (See [[Athens]]). </p> | <p> (n.) A celebrated marble temple of Athene, on the Acropolis at Athens. It was of the pure [[Doric]] order, and has had an important influence on art. </p> | ||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_54518" /> == | |||
<p> is the temple which the [[Greeks]] dedicated at [[Athens]] to [[Minerva]] (q.v.). It is one of the most celebrated of the [[Greek]] temples, and is usually regarded as one of the most perfect specimens a Greek architecture. [[Many]] of the sculptures have been removed from the [[Parthenon]] in modern times, and the different capitals of [[Europe]] highly prize the secured relics from this historic place. (See [[Athens]]). </p> | |||
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_77693" /> == | |||
<p> A celebrated temple of the [[Doric]] order at Athens, dedicated to Athena, and constructed under [[Phidias]] of the marble of Pentelicus, and regarded as the finest specimen of [[Greek]] architecture that exists; it is 228 ft. in length and 64 ft. in height. [[Parthenon]] means the chamber of the maiden goddess, that is, Athena. </p> | |||
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<ref name="term_154223"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/webster-s-dictionary/parthenon Parthenon from Webster's Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_54518"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/parthenon Parthenon from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | <ref name="term_54518"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/parthenon Parthenon from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | ||
<ref name="term_77693"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/parthenon Parthenon from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 08:43, 12 October 2021
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(n.) A celebrated marble temple of Athene, on the Acropolis at Athens. It was of the pure Doric order, and has had an important influence on art.
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [2]
is the temple which the Greeks dedicated at Athens to Minerva (q.v.). It is one of the most celebrated of the Greek temples, and is usually regarded as one of the most perfect specimens a Greek architecture. Many of the sculptures have been removed from the Parthenon in modern times, and the different capitals of Europe highly prize the secured relics from this historic place. (See Athens).
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [3]
A celebrated temple of the Doric order at Athens, dedicated to Athena, and constructed under Phidias of the marble of Pentelicus, and regarded as the finest specimen of Greek architecture that exists; it is 228 ft. in length and 64 ft. in height. Parthenon means the chamber of the maiden goddess, that is, Athena.
