metope
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From Latin metopa and its source, Koine Greek μετόπη (metópē), from μετά (metá, “between”) + ὀπή (opḗ, “hole”).
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metope (plural metopes)
- (architecture) The architectural element between two triglyphs in a Doric frieze. [from 16th c.]
- 1996, Russell Hoban, Fremder, Bloomsbury, published 2003, page 117:
- There's a second plate of that metope that shows the full figures of both Perseus and Medusa and includes the winged horse Pegasus that was born of Medusa's blood.
- 2002, Mary Beard, The Parthenon, Profile Books, published 2010, page 128:
- Architects working on the recent restoration programme have found clear evidence that in its first design the building featured just a row of metope panels over the east and west entrances, where the frieze now runs […] .
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