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Pheidias

Phidias

Pheidias, an Athenian sculptor

son of Charmides: Paus. 5.10.2
master and friend of Agoracritus: Paus. 9.34.1
loves Pantarces: Paus. 6.10.6
receives sign of approbation of Zeus: Paus. 5.11.9
his workshop at Olympia: Paus. 5.15.1
his descendants are called Burnishers and cleanse image of Zeus: Paus. 5.14.5
His works-Images of Heavenly Aphrodite at Athens and Elis: Paus. 1.14.7, Paus. 6.25.1
image of Locust Apollo at Athens: Paus. 1.24.8
images of Athena at Athens, Elis, Pellene, and Plataea: Paus. 1.24.5-7, Paus. 1.28.2, Paus. 6.26.3, Paus. 7.27.2, Paus. 9.4.1
statue of boy binding fillet on his head at Olympia: Paus. 6.4.5
image of Hermes at Thebes: Paus. 9.10.2
image of Mother of the Gods at Athens: Paus. 1.3.5
image of Nemesis at Rhamnus: Paus. 1.33.3, 8
image of Zeus at Olympia: Paus. 5.10.2, Paus. 5.11
statues of Athena, Apollo, Miltiades, Erechtheus, Cecrops, Pandion, Leos, Antiochus, Aegeus, and Acamas at Delphi: Paus. 10.10.1 ff.
helps Theocosmus to make image of Zeus at Megara: Paus. 1.40.4