Timeline for the Masks of Dii Consentes
- Phidias creates the Mask of Zeus, 434 BCE, in preparation for his building of the Statue of Zeus completed about 430, for the Temple of Zeus at Olympia. It was his thought to get truly in touch with the spirit of Zeus in order to create a masterpiece statue. "How will I truly know if I capture the essence of the Mighty One if I do not commune with him?" -- Phidias, Magus Ars Lexus, Nones of Sextilus, 343 Ab Urba Condita
