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  Pythis - LoveToKnow 1911
PYTHIS, or Pythius, one of the most noted Greek architects of the later age.
He cultivated the Ionic style, in which he constructed the temple of Athena at Priene.
Pythis also made a great marble quadriga which surmounted the Mausoleum.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /Pythis   (66 words)

  
 Slidell, small town appeal without ever leaving civilization!
The original town limits enclosed about 2,320 acres of land and were shaped like a reversed L. The first council meeting concerned the construction of a jail, which was built together with a mayor's office in 1889.
Slidell's first public school taught six grades and met in the Knights of Pythis Hall, which was divided by a curtain into two classrooms.
The school later moved to four-room wooden building and added high-school courses; the first class graduated in 1909 and had four students.
www.go2slidell.com /history   (402 words)

  
  Mausolus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
He is best known from the tomb erected for him by his sister and widow Artemisia.
The architects Satyrus and Pythis, and the sculptors Scopas, Leochares, Bryaxis and Timotheus, finished the work after her death.
The term Mausoleum has come to be used generically for any grand tomb.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mausolus   (242 words)

  
 PYTHEAS OF MARSEILLES - LoveToKnow Article on PYTHEAS OF MARSEILLES   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
(E. PYTHIS, or PYTHIUS, one of the most noted Greek architects of the later age.
He cultivated the Ionic style, in which he constructed the temple of Athena at Priene.
PYTHON, in Greek mythology, son of Gaea, an enormous serpent, said to have been produced from the mud after the flood of Deucalion.
92.1911encyclopedia.org /P/PY/PYTHEAS_OF_MARSEILLES.htm   (2027 words)

  
 Pythis [Definition]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Following the unification of the multiple city states of Greece under the rule of his father, Philip II of Macedon, Alexander conquered the Persian Empire, Egypt a...
Pythis also made a great marble quadrigaA quadriga (from the Latin language quadri-, four, and jungere, to yoke) is a four-horse chariot, raced in the Olympic Games and other sacred games, and represented in profile as the usual chariot of gods and heroes on Greek vases and bas-reliefs.
The term implies the information in the stub is insufficient or hard to interpret, e.g., "An airplane is a flying ma...
www.wikimirror.com /Pythis   (884 words)

  
 A Short Detour to Delphi and the Sibyls
Delphi's dragon was sometimes identified with Pythis, the half-snake parthenogenetic daughter of Hera.
Occasionally Pythis was considered the Delphic Goddess Herself rather that the messenger that carried Her messages and replies.
All of this treasure was guarded as unceasingly as the Hesperian Gardens by the serpent Ladon, whose name appears to be related to 'Lada' better known as the night and swan deity Leto.
www.moonspeaker.ca /Delphi/delphi.html   (5431 words)

  
 Secret Teachings of All Ages: Wonders of Antiquity
Although the early Pythian priestesses were always maidens--some still in their teens--a law was later enacted that only women past fifty years of age should be the mouthpiece of the oracle.
The designers of the building were Satyrus and Pythis, and four great sculptors were employed to ornament the edifice.
The building, which was 114 feet long and 92 feet wide, was divided into five major sections (the senses) and surmounted by a pyramid (the spiritual nature of man).
www.sacred-texts.com /eso/sta/sta14.htm   (5889 words)

  
 Civil War Relics for Sale - Floyd Petri, Texas
Colonel Taylor is depicted in the photograph of Robert E. Lee sitting on his porch with his first son on his right standing and Colonel Taylor on his left after the war.
Colonel Taylor greatly admired Rooney and put the coat on display at the Knights of Pythis Hall at Alexandria, Virginia where he was a member.
The coat remained there on display for many years until Rooney Lee died and then the original buttons were cut off and sold at auction for benefit of the lodge and to give all his fellow soldiers an opportunity to own one of his buttons.
www.v-j-enterprises.com /cwitems.html   (473 words)

  
 Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, page 744   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
These artists worked in emu­lation with one another, each upon one face of the building, and, upon the death of Artemisia, who only survived her husband two years, they con­tinued their work as a labour of love.
Pliny men­tions a fifth artist, Pythis, who made the marble quadriga on the summit of the building.
It was adorned with sculptures in relief, on its eastern face by Scopas, on the northern by Bryaxis, on the southern by Timo­theus, on the western by Leochares.
www.ancientlibrary.com /smith-dgra/0751.html   (947 words)

  
 PYTHIS, or PYTHIUS - Online Information article about PYTHIS, or PYTHIUS
PYTHIS, or PYTHIUS - Online Information article about PYTHIS, or PYTHIUS
Search over 40,000 articles from the original, classic Encyclopedia Britannica, 11th Edition.
PYTHIS, or PYTHIUS, one of the most noted See also:
encyclopedia.jrank.org /PYR_RAY/PYTHIS_or_PYTHIUS.html   (178 words)

  
 Mausolus Article, Mausolus Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Mausolus was the eldest son of Hecatomnus of Mylasa, anative Carian who became Satrapof Caria, when Tissaphernes died, ca BC these Carian rulers embraced Hellenic culture.
He is best known from the tomb erected for him by his sister and widow Artemisia.The architects Satyrus and Pythis, and the sculptors Scopas, Leochares, Bryaxis and Timotheus, finished the work after her death, for the honor and glory of the work.
The name of the " Mausoleum " came to be used generically for any grand tomb.
www.anoca.org /caria/bc/mausolus.html   (235 words)

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