Phidias Syllabification: (Phid·i·as)Pronunciation: /ˈfidēəs/Definition of Phidias (5th century bc), Athenian sculptor. He is noted for the Elgin marbles and his colossal statue of Zeus at Olympia (circa 430), which was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Phidias in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Phidias in the British & World English dictionary