Ictinus, also spelled Iktinos  ( flourished 5th century BCGreek architect, one of the most celebrated of Athens, known for his work on the Parthenon on the Acropolis, the Temple of the Mysteries at Eleusis, and the Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae.

According to Vitruvius (Ten Books on Architecture, preface to book sevenBook VII), Ictinus designed the Parthenon with Callicrates, although there is some speculation that they were not collaborators but actually rivals—that Ictinus continued the work begun by Callicrates. Ictinus was also involved in the rebuilding and enlargement of the Telestrion hall at the temple to Demeter and Persephone at Eleusis in collaboration with Coroebus, Metagenes, and Xenocles. The Telestrion hall, where the Eleusian mysteries Eleusinian Mysteries were performed, was a square hall with rock-cut seats. Ictinus probably worked at Eleusis about 430 BC, sometime after he had completed his work on the Parthenon.
