Symbols of Power in the Greek World

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Across
  1. 1. Architect of the Parthenon and its imitating temple (7)
  2. 3. The Parthenon took _________ years to build (7)
  3. 5. Poseidon's spring was useless because it only gave _________ (4,5)
  4. 7. This festival was depicted on the Parthenon frieze (5,11)
  5. 9. Mythical people considered to symbolise or stand for the Persians in some Greek art (7)
  6. 11. The centaurs' love of wine, violence and general debauchery meant that the Greek saw them as ____________ (10)
  7. 13. The most elaborate 'order' or style of Greek column - a single example is used at the centre of the temple in Bassae (10)
  8. 14. A smaller copy of the Parthenon, not in Athens, was dedicated to this god (6)
  9. 16. The most important and holiest site in Athens (9)
  10. 19. A temple which allegedly housed physical proof of the legends of Athens' early history (10)
  11. 22. British lord responsible for taking most of the Parthenon sculptures back to the British Museum (5)
  12. 23. People who fought in the Centauromachy, led by Theseus (7)
  13. 24. The main room of a Greek temple (4)
Down
  1. 2. The gift given by Athena to cement her patronage of the City of Athens (5,4)
  2. 4. Conflict during which Athens was burned down in 480 BC (7,4)
  3. 6. You could see the story of the Naming of Athens on these parts of the Parthenon (9)
  4. 8. The Parthenon used this 'order' (style) of columns as it was the oldest, most traditional, and most physically solid (5)
  5. 9. The Parthenon is extremely unusual because it does not have one of these (5)
  6. 10. Using this material showed the wealth and sophistication of Athens (6)
  7. 12. A small town in SW Greece that built a huge temple to show their loyalty to the Greek cause and Greek culture (6)
  8. 15. The procession of this great robe for Athena's statue was shown on the Parthenon Frieze (6)
  9. 17. Main artist of the Parthenon sculptures and the cult statue of Athena (7)
  10. 18. Athenian statesman who ordered the building of the Parthenon (8)
  11. 19. Most of the funds for the Parthenon came from Athens' new maritime ___________ (6)
  12. 20. A decisive battle in Athenian (and sporting) history; some have argued that its dead are depicted in the 'cavalcade' of the Parthenon Frieze (8)
  13. 21. Title of Athena, meaning 'the Virgin', from which her greatest temple gets its name (9)