<P> The statue of Zeus was commissioned by the Eleans , custodians of the Olympic Games , in the latter half of the fifth century BC for their recently constructed Temple of Zeus . Seeking to outdo their Athenian rivals , the Eleans employed the renowned sculptor Phidias , who had previously made the massive statue of Athena Parthenos in the Parthenon . </P>
<P> The statue of Zeus was commissioned by the Eleans , custodians of the Olympic Games , in the latter half of the fifth century BC for their recently constructed Temple of Zeus . Seeking to outdo their Athenian rivals , the Eleans employed the renowned sculptor Phidias , who had previously made the massive statue of Athena Parthenos in the Parthenon . </P>
who was the statue of zeus built for
who was the statue of zeus built for
the Eleans , custodians of the Olympic Games
the Eleans , custodians of the Olympic Games