# Phidias — Discourses character guide

> Phidias in Discourses by Epictetus.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0004-i-of-the-things-which-are-in-our-power-and-not-in-our-power

## Who they are

Sculptor of Zeus at Olympia, used as an example of craftsmanship.

## In the story

### [VI: Of Providence](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/discourses_se/chapters/vi-of-providence)

Mentioned as the sculptor whose work at Olympia draws spectators.

### [VIII: What Is the Nature (Ἡ Οὐσία) of the Good](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/discourses_se/chapters/viii-what-is-the-nature-of-the-good)

Mentioned as the sculptor of statues of Athena and Zeus, used as a metaphor for divine craftsmanship.

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