Ancient Greek

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Sanctuary

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sacred or holy place for worship

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temenos

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sacred place for worship in ancient greek

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colonnade

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row of columns supporting a straight lintel

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stoa

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a long roofed walkway, usually having columns on one side and a wall on the other

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greek pantheon

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greek temple for the gods

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slip

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mixture of clay and water applied to a ceramic object as a final finish

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porch

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covered entrance on exterior of a building

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facade

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face or front of a building

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megaron

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main hall of a mycenaean palace

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cella

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interior room at the center of a greek or roman temple where the cult statue was housed

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naos

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principle room in a temple or church

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pronaos

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enclosed vestibule of greek or roman temple, found in front of the cella

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black-figure

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black figure on red clay

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corinthian

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architrave

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bottom element in entablature, beneath the frieze and cornice

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frieze

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middle element in entablature

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triglyph

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rectangular block between metopes of a doric frieze

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metope

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rectangular panel between triglyphs

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acanthus

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mediterranean plant whose leaves were reproduced in classical architechure

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entasis

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slight swelling of the shaft of the greek columns

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caryatid

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sculpture of a draped female figure acting as a column of support

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groundline

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painted or carved line that figures stand appear to stand on

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kore

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young women

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kouros

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young man

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archaic smile

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curved lips of an ancient greek stature animating the statues face

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attribute

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to regard something as being caused by someone or something

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peplos

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a rich outer robe or shawl worn by women in ancient Greece, hanging in loose folds and sometimes drawn over the head

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krater

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greek vessel for mixing wine and water

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amphora

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greek or roman for storing oil or water

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peristyle

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a surrounding colonnade

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contrapposto

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presenting standing figures with opposing alternations of tension and relaxation

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tholos

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small round building

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parthenon

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Doric temple of Athena built on the acropolis at Athens in the fifth century b.c

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mosaic

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stone, glass forming a picture

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orchestra

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the part of a theater where the orchestra plays, typically in front of the stage and on a lower level than the audience.

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expressionism

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a style of painting, music, or drama in which the artist or writer seeks to express emotional experience rather than impressions of the external world.

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peripteral

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having a single row of pillars on all sides in the style of the temples of ancient Greece.

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entablature

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horizontal elements above the columns

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maenads

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female devotee of dionysis

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agora

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marketplace

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acropolis

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city on a hill

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altar

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a table or flat-topped block used as the focus for a religious ritual, especially for making sacrifices or offerings to a deity.