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Parrhasios or Parrhasius
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pronunciation:
[pah(r)hasius]
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| (c.5 th-c)
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| biography:
| Painter, born in Ephesus, Ionia. He worked in Athens and, according to tradition, was the greatest painter of ancient Greece. His drawings on parchment and on wood were used for purposes of study by later painters. His works are mostly of mythological groups. |
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