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Par·the·non    Audio Help   [pahr-thuh-non, -nuhn] Pronunciation Key
–noun
the temple of Athena Parthenos on the Acropolis at Athens, completed c438 b.c. by Ictinus and Callicrates and decorated by Phidias: regarded as the finest Doric temple.
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Par·the·non    Audio Help   (pär'thə-nŏn', -nən)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   The chief temple of the goddess Athena built on the acropolis at Athens between 447 and 432 B.C. and considered a supreme example of Doric architecture.


[Latin Parthenōn, from Greek, from parthenos, virgin.]

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Parthenon 
name of the temple of Athena on the Acropolis in Athens, from Gk., lit. "temple of the virgin goddess" (Athene), from parthenos "virgin," of unknown origin.

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parthenon

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the main temple of the goddess Athena; built on the acropolis in Athens more than 400 years B.C.; example of Doric architecture 

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Parthenon [(pahr-thuh-non)]

The central building on the Acropolis in Athens, now partly in ruins. Built in ancient times as a temple, it served as a model for much of Greek and Roman architecture.


[Chapter:] Fine Arts


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Parthenon, AR Zip code(s): 72666

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Parthenon

Par"the*non\, n. [L., fr. Gr. Parqenw`n, fr.parqe`nos a virgin, i. e., Athene, the Greek goddess called also Pallas.] 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.
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