Latin Calque
ἀπὸ μηχανῆς θεός
What is deus ex machina?
The bottom of a column
What is a base?
Great helm
What is the head?
Οἰδίπους Τύραννος
What is Oedipus Rex?
The top of a column
What is a capital?
Cuirass
What is the torso?
Περὶ Ψυχῆς
What is De Anima (aka On the Soul)?
The entire structure that sits atop the columns
What is an entablature?
Gauntlet
What are the hands?
μεγαλόψυχος
What is magnanimus?
Central band of the entablature, often presenting a bas-relief
Spaulder
What are the shoulders?
ὅπερ ἔδει δεῖξαι
What is quod erat demonstrandum?
The highest part of the entablature, protruding past the other elements
What is a cornice?
Cuisse
What are the thighs?