- The
Erechtheion (/ɪˈrɛkθiən/,
latinized as
Erechtheum /ɪˈrɛkθiəm, ˌɛrɪkˈθiːəm/;
Ancient Gr****: Ἐρέχθειον, Gr****: Ερέχθειο) or
Temple of
Athena Polias...
- site's most
important ones,
including the Parthenon, the Propylaea, the
Erechtheion and the
Temple of
Athena Nike. The
Parthenon and the
other buildings...
- most-copied
examples are
those of the six
figures of the
Caryatid porch of the
Erechtheion on the
Acropolis at Athens. One of
those original six figures, removed...
-
Athens to be
presented to the
wooden statue of
Athena Polias in the
Erechtheion,
opposite the Parthenon. The main
scene of the
Parthenon frieze is believed...
- of
Cecrops is
inherent in the
reference in Nonnus'
Dionysiaca to the
Erechtheion lamp as "the lamp of Cecrops".
Priests of the
Erechtheum and the priestess...
- (Athens), 421–406 BCE Top:
Kyanos frieze from Tiryns. Bottom:
Frieze of the
Erechtheion in (Athens), 4th BCE
Frieze from
Delphi incorporating lotuses with multiple...
- half the
surviving Parthenon sculptures, as well as
sculptures from the
Erechtheion, the
Temple of
Athena Nike and the Propylaia,
sending them to Britain...
- the
magnificent Erechtheion,
containing three separate temples, one to
Athena Polias, or the "Protectress of the State", the
Erechtheion proper, or sanctuary...
-
substantial building foundations under the
raised terrace between the
Erechtheion and
Parthenon in 1886
confirmed it.
While it is
uncontroversial that...
- the
typical Ionic dentil, is notable. The east and
north halls of the
Erechtheion,
completed in 406 BCE,
follow the same
succession of elements. An innovative...
