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PRONUNCIATION OF ICTINUS

Ictinus  [ɪkˈtaɪnəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ICTINUS

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Ictinus is a noun.
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WHAT DOES ICTINUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Ictinus

Ictinus was an architect active in the mid 5th century BC. Ancient sources identify Ictinus and Callicrates as co-architects of the Parthenon. Pausanias identifies Ictinus as architect of the Temple of Apollo at Bassae. That temple was Doric on the exterior, Ionic on the interior, and incorporated a Corinthian column, the earliest known, at the center rear of the cella. Sources also identify Ictinus as architect of the Telesterion at Eleusis, a gigantic hall used in the Eleusinian Mysteries. The artist Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres painted a scene showing Ictinus together with the lyric poet Pindar. The painting is known as Pindar and Ictinus and is exhibited at the National Gallery, London.

Definition of Ictinus in the English dictionary

The definition of Ictinus in the dictionary is 5th century bc, Greek architect, who designed the Parthenon with Callicrates.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ICTINUS


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Delphinus
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echinus
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erinus
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Gambrinus
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interspinous
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laurustinus
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Linus
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Longinus
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minus
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Ninus
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Paulinus
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Plotinus
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Quirinus
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serpentinous
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sinus
ˈsaɪnəs
spinous
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vinous
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WORDS THAT END LIKE ICTINUS

acinus
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Ictinus
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Ictinus
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Ictinus
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Ictinus
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Ictinus
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Иктин
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Ictinus
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Ictinus
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Ictinus
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Ictinus
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Iktinos
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Ictinus
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Ictinus
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Ictinus
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Ictinus
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Ictinus
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Ictinus
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Ictino
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Ictinus
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Иктин
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Ictinus
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Ικτίνο
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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ICTINUS»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ICTINUS» OVER TIME

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ICTINUS»

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World Catalogue of Odonata
1842 Ictinus vorax Rambur, Hist. nat. Ins. Neuropt., Paris: 171. Type female: unknown; type- locality: unknown. 1854 Ictinus (Ictinus) pertinax Hagen, in Selys, Synopsis des Gomphines: 69. Type female: Mus. Naturk., Berlin; type-locality: China.
Henrik Steinmann, 1997
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The Architecture of Ancient Greece: An Account of Its ...
Slightly later in date is the temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae in Arcadia, a remarkable example by Ictinus, the architect of the Parthenon, and suggestive of the versatility of its author.1 The date of the temple and its purpose seem to have  ...
William Bell Dinsmoor, 1950
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The Origins of Modern Architecture: Selected Essays from ...
ICTINUS (appearing). — Who called me ! CLASSICIST. — Oh, my master ! ICTINUS (so rr onifully). — Slave, 1 dreamed that I bequeathed to you a lordly kingdom ; but it was only a bondage. CLASSICIST. — But, master, I have followed in tby ...
Eric Uhlfelder, 1998
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From Polis to Empire, the Ancient World, C. 800 B.C.-A.D. ...
Ictinus was a Greek architect who helped build the Parthenon in Athens. Ictinus was one of a number of architects who worked at Athens during the time of * Pericles under the supervision of *Phidias. According to *Vitruvius, Ictinus designed ...
Andrew G. Traver, 2002
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Pericles Of Athens And The Birth Of Democracy
Ictinus was the head architect, assisted by Callicrates, among others. Like all other temples built west of the Aegean, the Parthenon was a Doric temple. It was complicated, however, by the innovative inclusion of some Ionic elements and by an ...
Donald Kagan, 1998
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Pericles and Aspasia
Many grand designs were offered by Ictinus to the approbation and choice of the publick. Those which he calls Ionian, are the gracefuller. Craterus, a young architect, perhaps to ridicule the finery and extravagance of the Corinthians, exposed ...
Walter Savage Landor, 1836
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The Quarterly Review
And first, we ask him where he has ever read that Callicrates or Ictinus were sculptors? We know, as Mr. Wilkins remarks, that in early times statuary and architecture were sometimes practised by the same persons ; but — besides the  ...
‎1816
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The Quarterly Review (London)
And first, we ask him where he has ever read that Callicrates or Ictinus were sculptors? We know, as Mr. Wilkins remarks, that in early times statuary and architecture were sometimes practised by the same persons ; but — besides the  ...
‎1816
9
Advanced Information Systems Engineering: 8th International ...
A prototype SE-DSS system based on this model, called Ictinus*, has been implemented and we have been experimenting with it in the development of several applications. Ictinus's architecture is shown in Figure 6. It is based on the Windows ...
Panos Constantopoulos, John Mylopoulos, Yannis Vassiliou, 1996
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Melville "Among the Nations": Proceedings of an ...
"When the last marble tile was laid / The winds died down on all the seas; / Hushed were the birds and swooned the glade; / Ictinus sat; Aspasia said / "Hist — Art's meridian, Pericles!" (247). Ictinus was the architect of the Parthenon; he was ...
Sanford E. Marovitz, Athanasios C. Christodoulou, 2001

6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ICTINUS»

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A Classical View
As the finest example of a Doric temple, it was completed in only nine years by Callicrates and Ictinus, working under the master sculptor ... «The Weekly Standard, Oct 14»
2
The Late, Great Paul Cret
Architects have worked with artists ever since Ictinus and Phidias collaborated on the Parthenon, but modern architects tend to keep art at arm's ... «New York Times, Oct 14»
3
10 Must See Ancient Greek Temples
The temple was designed by Ictinus, one of the Parthenon's architects. The Temple of Hephaestus is the best-preserved ancient Greek temple ... «Greek Reporter, Jul 14»
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What's in a Name?
In August 1913, Ictinus Avenue became Ivanhoe, with more name changes occurring in December of that year. Agassiz became Olivetas ... «La Jolla Light, Jan 12»
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Lobby 7 design competition narrows to twelve finalists
Originally designed to hold statues depicting the ancient Greek intellectuals Aristotle, Ictinus, Archimedes, and Callicrates, they are commonly ... «The MIT Tech, Feb 11»
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Lobby Seven's Empty Plinths To be Replaced Via Competition
The four plinths were originally intended to support four sculptures of ancient Greek thinkers Aristotle, Ictinus, Archimedes, and Callicrates, but ... «The MIT Tech, Nov 09»

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