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FACTS ABOUT HIS LIFE
 Phidias
was the son of Charmides of
Athens
 Plutarch
discusses Phidias' friendship
with the Greek statesman Pericles,
recording that enemies of Pericles tried to
attack him through Phidias - who was
accused of stealing gold intended for the
Parthenon's statue of Athena, and of
impiously portraying himself and Pericles
on the shield of the statue