Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Greek term or phrase:
λίθος της ζωφόρου / της ζωοφόρου
English translation:
frieze block, frieze slab
Added to glossary by
Nick Lingris
Oct 6, 2005 02:37
18 yrs ago
Greek term
Sophia Finos (X)
λίθοι της ζωφόρου
Greek to English
Other
Archaeology
Elgin marbles
λίθοι της ζωφόρου του Παρθενώνα....referring to the Elgin marbles
Proposed translations
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| 4 +9 | frieze blocks |
Nick Lingris
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| 5 +1 | frieze slabs |
Nadia-Anastasia Fahmi
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| 3 +2 | frieze marbles |
Maria Karra
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| 4 | zoophoros marbles (leave zoophoros as is) |
peekay
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Proposed translations
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Nick Lingris
United Kingdom
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The word is my oyster
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Works in: English to Greek, Greek to English, Greek
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Greek term (edited):
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Selected
frieze blocks
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&c2coff=1&q=elgin part...
Π.χ.
Τhis included sawing off the backs of the frieze blocks, cutting in two one of the Parthenon capitals and an Erecheion cornice, and repeated smashing of the metopes.
Π.χ.
Τhis included sawing off the backs of the frieze blocks, cutting in two one of the Parthenon capitals and an Erecheion cornice, and repeated smashing of the metopes.
Peer comment(s):
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Maria Karra
: Erecheion λέγεται;
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Ουχί, και φωτιά να την κάψει αυτή τη γραφή.
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kaydee
: ή και frieze slabs // B.F. Cook, The Elgin Marbles, 2000: The slabs are 1.20m high and of varying width...The blocks must have been bn 35cm thick... and now consist of slabs as little as 10cm thicκ behind the carved figures....
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Οπωσδήποτε. Το ίδιο το ΒΜ τα χρησιμοποιεί εναλλάξ.
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Vicky Papaprodromou
: Ναι, έχε νου σου στο "Erechtheum". Όσο για το υπόλοιπο, Βritannica: (Parthenon) a frieze of alternating triglyphs (vertically grooved blocks). Kαι μια έκκληση σε όλους - είναι μείζονος εθνικής σημασίας θέμα να λέμε "the Greek marbles".
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Βίκυ, όλα αυτά γράφτηκαν 5 λεπτά πριν πάω για ύπνο. Νομίζεις, έβλεπα τι είχε το cut-and-paste? Εκεί που έγραψα Erechtheum με το χεράκι μου, το έγραψα σωστά (παρά τη νύστα μου).
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Spiros Doikas
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Konstantinos Karanikas B.Sc. Electr. Eng., MITI
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Rachel Fell
: delicate subject, but - http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk/parthenon/8.html ;)
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sonja29 (X)
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Assimina Vavoula
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Betty Revelioti
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Elena Petelos
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "thanks"
6 mins
Greek term (edited):
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zoophoros marbles (leave zoophoros as is)
looks like they just leave it as is; check link
pk
pk
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12 mins
Maria Karra
United States
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, Greek
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Greek term (edited):
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frieze marbles
Why the Parthenon was designed the way it was
When we enter into discussions on the Parthenon sculptures, ... Even a cursory
inspection of the frieze marbles reveals that figures are facing in different ...
www.uk.digiserve.com/mentor/marbles/taylor01.htm - 37k - Cached - Similar pages
The Temple of Epicurean Apollo
The frieze's marbles have been looted by the British and can now be found in the
... The temple, work of Ictinos architect of the Parthenon, is dated at ca. ...
www.culture.gr/2/21/211/21107n/e211gn02.html - 10k - Cached - Similar pages
Ancient Times - Agora of Athens
... The frieze marbles were taken when the Greek people were in no position to defend
their national ... The Parthenon Marbles is an excellent comprehensive site. ...
www.ancienttimes.net/cgi-ancienttimes/ikonboard//topic.cgi?...
When we enter into discussions on the Parthenon sculptures, ... Even a cursory
inspection of the frieze marbles reveals that figures are facing in different ...
www.uk.digiserve.com/mentor/marbles/taylor01.htm - 37k - Cached - Similar pages
The Temple of Epicurean Apollo
The frieze's marbles have been looted by the British and can now be found in the
... The temple, work of Ictinos architect of the Parthenon, is dated at ca. ...
www.culture.gr/2/21/211/21107n/e211gn02.html - 10k - Cached - Similar pages
Ancient Times - Agora of Athens
... The frieze marbles were taken when the Greek people were in no position to defend
their national ... The Parthenon Marbles is an excellent comprehensive site. ...
www.ancienttimes.net/cgi-ancienttimes/ikonboard//topic.cgi?...
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1 day 12 hrs
Nadia-Anastasia Fahmi
Greece
Greece
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English
Greece
Quality Results & Respect of Deadlines
Native in: Greek (Variant: Modern) , English (Variants: UK, US)
Works in: English to Greek, Greek to English
Greek term (edited):
����� ��� ����
frieze slabs
1987.03.0002, Reconstruction of Parthenon East Frieze slabs 4-6. 1990.14.0726, Sacrificial cow with three drivers (S.XXXVIII.108 + S.XLIII) ...
www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ sculptureindex?entry=Parthenon+Frieze
present state of the frieze slabs. The patina is still present as are salt. depositions which only appear on the upper parts of the blocks. ...
www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk/gr/Kouzelipaper.pdf
... the museum purchased six plaster casts of sculptures from the Parthenon: three metopes, two frieze slabs, and the reclining god from the east pediment. ... www.ku.edu/~wilcox/about/
... its best metopes, most of the frieze slabs, one of the Caryatids, one ionic-style column from the Erechtheum and the four slabs of the frieze of the ...
www.museum-security.org/The Parthenon and the Elgin Marbles...
... The British Museum possesses 55 of The 56 frieze slabs, all 20 of The pediment figures, and 15 of The 16 metopes; again, nearly 98 per cent in total. ...
www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk/ pa/cm199900/cmselect/cmcumeds/371/371ap16.htm
www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ sculptureindex?entry=Parthenon+Frieze
present state of the frieze slabs. The patina is still present as are salt. depositions which only appear on the upper parts of the blocks. ...
www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk/gr/Kouzelipaper.pdf
... the museum purchased six plaster casts of sculptures from the Parthenon: three metopes, two frieze slabs, and the reclining god from the east pediment. ... www.ku.edu/~wilcox/about/
... its best metopes, most of the frieze slabs, one of the Caryatids, one ionic-style column from the Erechtheum and the four slabs of the frieze of the ...
www.museum-security.org/The Parthenon and the Elgin Marbles...
... The British Museum possesses 55 of The 56 frieze slabs, all 20 of The pediment figures, and 15 of The 16 metopes; again, nearly 98 per cent in total. ...
www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk/ pa/cm199900/cmselect/cmcumeds/371/371ap16.htm
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