Ictinus

[ ik-tahy-nuhs ]

/ ɪkˈtaɪ nəs /

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noun

flourished mid-5th century b.c., Greek architect, a designer of the Parthenon.

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Words nearby Ictinus

ICSH, ICSI, ICT, icteric, icterus, Ictinus, ictus, ICU, icy, ICYMI, icy pole

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How to use Ictinus in a sentence

They were executed in the time of Pericles, the temple having been built by Ictinus, the architect of the Parthenon.
Ruins of Ancient Cities (Vol. II of II)|Charles Bucke
Ictinus was celebrated for the magnificent temples which he erected to the heathen gods.
Anecdotes of Painters, Engravers, Sculptors and Architects, and Curiosities of Art, (Vol. 2 of 3)|Shearjashub Spooner
According to Pausanias, they were the work of Ictinus, a contemporary of Phidias.
Ruins of Ancient Cities (Vol. II of II)|Charles Bucke
The next two nests discovered were both those of the Kite (Milvus ictinus), each on a lofty pine.
Wild Spain (Espaa agreste)|Abel Chapman

In one of them, for instance, Ictinus confides to the reporter that he was born in the shadow of the Parthenon.
The Brochure Series of Architectural Illustration, Vol. 1, No. 10, October 1895.|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Ictinus

Ictinus

/ (ɪkˈtaɪnəs) /

noun

5th century bc, Greek architect, who designed the Parthenon with Callicrates

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