Ihave set eyes on . . the statue of zeus by the alpheus, and the hanging gardens, and the colossus of the sun, and the huge labor of the high pyramids . . but when i saw the house of artemis that mounted to the clouds, those other marvels lost their brilliancy. what is the main idea of this passage? antipater must see the other wonders before deciding which is best. the tallest of all the great wonders of the world is the temple of artemis. the temple of artemis is the most brilliant of the wonders that antipater has seen. antipater thinks that he must see some of the other wonders before he passes judgment on which is best.