tripod

(noun)

A three-legged stand or mount.

Related Terms

  • columns in antis
  • gigantomachy
  • peristyle
  • treasury
  • panhellenic
  • stylobate
  • pronaos
  • opisthodomos
  • triglyph
  • metope

Examples of tripod in the following topics:

  • Delphi and Greek Treasuries

    • The oracle would place her tripod seat over the fissure, inhale the fumes, and then would be possessed by Apollo, allowing him to speak through her.
    • The east pediment recounts the story of Herakles stealing Apollo's tripod, which visually connects the pediment and the treasury to the oracle site at the Temple of Apollo.
    • Herakles stealing the tripod of Apollo.
  • Bronze under the Zhou Dynasty

    • Examples of ritual bronze vessels are the numerous large sacrificial tripods known as dings, along with many other distinct shapes such as gui and zun.
  • Art of the Bronze Age

    • Examples are the numerous large sacrificial tripods known as dings in Chinese.
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