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Phīdĭas (first syll. short, Aus. Epigr 12, 1), ae, m., = Φειδίας,
I.a famous sculptor, contemporary with Pericles, who made the celebrated statue of Jupiter Olympius, Cic. Ac. 2, 47, 146; id. Tusc. 1, 15, 34; id. Brut. 73, 257; id. Rep. 3, 32, 44; Plin. 34, 8, 19, § 49; Quint 10, 12, 8 sq.—Acc. Phidian, Cic. Fin. 2, 34, 115; Plin. 35, 8, 34, § 54.—Hence,
II. Phīdĭăcus , a, um, adj., of or belonging to Phidias, Phidian: “caelum,” Mart. 6, 13, 1: “manus,” Stat. S. 2, 2, 66: “ebur,” Juv. 8, 103.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (7):
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 35.54
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 34.49
    • Cicero, De Republica, 3.32
    • Cicero, de Finibus Bonorum et Malorum, 2.34
    • Cicero, Tusculanae Disputationes, 1.15
    • Statius, Silvae, 2.2
    • Cicero, Brutus, 73.257
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