Flashcards in Greek Vocab Deck (74):
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Abacus
Flat slab on top of capital
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Acropolis
Ancient citadel at highest place
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Acroteria
Ornament at corner or peak of roof
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Adyton
Back room of Greek temple
Very private space/room
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Agora
Open space in town used as central gathering place or market
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Amphora
Jar used for storing oil/wine
Egg shaped body and 2 curves handles
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Amphiprostyle
A building (temple) with porticoes at each end but without columns along other 2 sides
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Architrave
Bottom element of entablature, beneath frieze and cornice
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Astragal
Thin convex decorative molding
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Black figure
Pottery technique where black figures are painted in red clay background
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Capital
Top block
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Caryatid
Sculpture of draped female figures as column supporting entablature
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Cella
Principal interior room at center
(Aka naos)
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Contrapposto
Used to describe twisted pose resulting from parts of body set in opposition to each other around central axis
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Cornice
Uppermost section of entablature
Horizontally projecting element found on top of building
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Echinus
Cushionlike circular element below abacus of Doric element
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Entablature
Horizontal element above columns and capitals
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Entasis
Slight swelling of shaft of column
Makes it appear straight from afar
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Facade
Face or front wall of building
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Fillet
Flat ridge between carved out flute of column shaft
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Foreshortening
Illusion created on flat surface when figures appear to recede or project sharply into space
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Frieze
Middle element of entablature
Usually decorated with sculpture
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In antis
Term used to describe position of columns set between 2 walls
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Kore
Archaic Greek statue of young woman
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Kouros
Archaic Greek statue of young man or boy
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Krater
Vessel used for mixing water and wine
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Kylix
Vessel/cup used for drinking
Wide mouth and small handles near rim
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Peristyle
Surrounded by columns
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Pillar
Large, freestanding vertical element
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Portico
Projecting roof or porch supported by columns
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Pronaos
Enclosed vestibule of temple, found in front of cella and marked by row of columns at entrance
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Red figure
Technique of red clay-colored figures on black blackground
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Sanctuaries
Sacred or holy enclosure used for worship
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Slip
mixture of water and clay applied to ceramic object as final decorative coat
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Stele
large stone slab
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Stereobate
Foundation that temple stands on
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Stoa
Long roofed walkway having columns on one long side and wall on other
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Stylobate
Stone foundation that colonnade stands on
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Stylus
Instrument with pointed end
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Terra-cotta
Medium made from clay fired over low heat and sometimes left unglazed
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Tholos
Small, round building
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Triglyph
Rectangular block between metopes of Doric frieze
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White ground
Background color of object painted with slip that turns white during firing
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Volute
Spiral scroll (Ionic capital)
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Lekythos
Slim oil vase with one handle and narrow mouth
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Metope
Carved or painted rectangular panel between triglyphs of Doric frieze
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Naos
BASICALLY A CELLA
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Olpe
Any vase/jug without a spout
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Pediment
Triangular gable on entablature
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Peripteral
Any building/room surrounded by columns
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Acanthus
One of the most common plant forms to make foliage ornament and decoration
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Anta
Posts/pillars on either side of doorway or entrance of Greek temple
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Corinthian
Most ornate of the 3 Greek orders
Has acanthus and small volute, fluted
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Doric
Most simple of the 3 Greek orders
No base, fluted
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Ionic
The middle between the 3 Greek orders
Fluted, has volute
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Fluted necking
Curved indentations on a column
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Polis
City
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Propylon
Any monumental gateway
(based on entrance to Acropolis on Athens)
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S-curve
Where figure's body and posture is depicted like the letter "S"
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Stadium
Venue for outdoor events
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Treasuries
Place where currency or special items were stored, usually built inside temples
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Lost wax process
A method of casting metal by a process in which a wax mold is covered with clay and plaster, then fired, melting the wax and leaving a hollow form. Molten metal is then poured into the hollow space and slowly cooled. When the hardened clay and plaster exterior shell is removed, a solid metal form remains
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Oinochoe
Wine jug with curved handle and round mouth
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Opisthodomos
Small room in the cella of a temple
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Orthogonal city plan
Plan for a building or city that is based on right angles
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Aphrodite
Goddess of love
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Poseidon
God of the sea, holding 3-pronged spear
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Demeter
Goddess of grain and agriculture
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Zeus
Supreme God, holds scepter and lightning bolt
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Dionysos
God of wine, grape harvest, inspiration
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Athena
Goddess of wisdom, war, virginity, victory
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Persephone
Goddess of fertility, queen of the underworld
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Apollo
God of sun, light, truth, and music
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