(Φειδίας/Pheidías, Latin Phidias).
I. General remarks
Son of Charmides, Athenian sculptor. In Antiquity, Hegias [1] was named as P.' teacher, others suggested Ageladas. P.' artistic efforts were seen as closely associated with the Athenian statesman Pericles [1] and lasted from about 460 to 430 BC; main period of productivity: 448-445 BC. Ancient reports of P.' life and work are rife with scandal (sources in [1]). Between 4…