He was the king of all the other gods. The Statue of Zeus at Olympia was about 42 feet tall. The statue was made of a wooden frame and covered in ivory and gold panels. The sculptor Phidias had previously created a similar sized statue of the goddess Athena. The sculpture of Athena was made for the Parthenon in Athens. Phidias set up a workshop west of the Temple at Olympia where he would complete most of the work on the Statue of Zeus.
The size of the Statue of Zeus was so large that if Zeus stood up he would have put his head through the roof of the temple. The Statue of Zeus at Olympia was destroyed by fire in the fifth century A. All the details of the statue today are taken from depictions on coins and ancient Greek descriptions. The frame of the statue was made of wood. But I need more information please.
Crafted by Athenian sculptor Phidias around B. The statue was 40 feet 12 meters high and depicted Zeus sitting regally on his throne. The robe that Zeus was wearing and the ornaments he had on were made out of gold and his skin was made out of ivory. He also had a wreath around his head and held a figure of his famous messanger, Nike, in his right hand. He held a a rod with an eagle on the end in his left hand. Unfortunately, the statue no longer exists.
As with other Greek temples, the interior was simple, streamlined, and meant to showcase the statue of the god. In this case, the statue of Zeus was so spectacular that it was considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
Inside the Temple of Zeus sat a foot-tall statue of the king of all Greek gods, Zeus. This masterpiece was designed by the famous sculptor Phidius, who had previously designed the large statue of Athena for the Parthenon. Unfortunately, the Statue of Zeus no longer exists and so we rely on the description of it left us by second century CE geographer Pausanias.
According to Pausanias, the famous statue portrayed a bearded Zeus sitting upon a royal throne, holding a figure of Nike, the winged goddess of victory, in his right hand and a scepter topped with an eagle in his left hand. The entire seated statue rested upon a three-foot-high pedestal. It was not the size that made the Statue of Zeus unequaled, although it was definitely large, it was its beauty.
The entire statue was made from rare materials. The throne was also made of ivory, precious stones, and ebony. The regal, godlike Zeus must have been amazing to behold. Phidius, the designer of the Statue of Zeus, fell out of favor after he finished his masterpiece. Whether these charges were true or trumped up by political disfavor is unknown. What is known is that this master sculptor died in prison while waiting for trial.
For centuries, the Statue of Zeus was carefully cared for -- oiled regularly to avoid damage done by the humid temperatures of Olympia. It remained a focal point of the Greek world and oversaw hundreds of Olympic Games that occurred next to it. Earthquakes destroyed the rest of it. There have been excavations done in Olympia that have not only revealed the base of the Temple of Zeus, but the workshop of Phidius, including a cup that once belonged to him.
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