The Statue of Zeus at Olympia was a giant seated figure, about 12.4 meters tall, made by the Greek sculptor Phidias around 435 BC at the sanctuary of Olympia, Greece, and erected in the Temple of Zeus there. Zeus was the sky and thunder god of ancient Greek religion, ruling as king of the gods on Mount Olympus.
Facts
Year CreatedCirca; the source gives around 435 BC, in the latter half of the fifth century BC, not a single exact year. MediumChryselephantine sculpture: ivory plates and gold panels on a wooden framework 1 LocationTemple of Zeus, Olympia, Greece 1 Commissioned ByThe Eleans, custodians of the Olympic Games 1 Height (metres) Connections
Created By
Sculpted by Phidias, c. 435 BCE.
In Form
Chryselephantine cult statue, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Greece, located there.
Sources
1. Statue of Zeus at Olympia (Wikipedia)
WikipediaLead paragraph, dating sentence
around 435 BC
Lead paragraph, materials sentence
a chryselephantine sculpture of ivory plates and gold panels on a wooden framework
Lead paragraph, dimensions sentence
about 12.4 m (41 ft) tall
History section, construction paragraph
The statue of Zeus was commissioned by the Eleans, custodians of the Olympic Games, in the latter half of the fifth century BC
Lead paragraph, siting sentence
erected in the Temple of Zeus there
Genre reference
4 meters tall, made by the Greek sculptor Phidias around 435 BC at the sanctuary of Olympia, Greece, and erected in the Temple of Zeus there.
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