Olympic Victor Monuments and Greek Athletic ArtHyde, Walter Woodburn
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Olympic Victor Monuments and Greek Athletic Art
Hyde, Walter Woodburn
Olympics; Sculpture, Greek; Sports -- Greece
No athlete statue by Aristokles or his brother Kanachos is known
to have stood at Olympia. That the latter actually made victor
statues, however, is proved by Pliny’s statement (_l. c._) that he
made _celetizontas pueros_. Of the later Sikyonian school we have
twenty-seven statues of victors made by eleven different sculptors,
whose dates range from near the end of the fourth down into the third
century B. C., of whom we shall give a chronological list. Alypos, the
pupil of the Argive Naukydes, had four statues at Olympia: those of the
wrestler Symmachos of Elis, of the boy boxer Neolaïdas of Pheneus, of
the boy wrestler Archedamos of Elis, and of the boy and man wrestler
Euthymenes of Mainalos, all of whom must have won their victories some
time between Ols. 94 and 104 (= 404 and 364 B. C.).[935] Kanachos, the
Younger, made one statue, that of the boy boxer Bykelos of Sikyon,
who won some time between Ols. 92 and 105 (= 412 and 360 B. C.).[936]
Olympos made the statue of the pancratiast Xenophon of Aigion, who
won some time between Ols. 95 and 105 (= 400 and 360 B. C.).[937]
The sculptor Daidalos, the son and pupil of Patrokles, and probably
the nephew of Polykleitos, made four monuments for four victors: the
equestrian group of the Elean charioteer Timon and his son Aigyptos, a
victor in horse-racing, and statues of the Elean wrestler Aristodemos
and the stade-runner Eupolemos. Their victories fell between Ols. 96
and 103 (= 396 and 368 B. C.).[938] Damokritos made the statue of the
Elean boy boxer Hippos, who won between Ols. 96 and 107 (= 396 and
352 B. C.).[939] Kleon had five statues credited to him, all but one
being of boy victors: those of the boy runner Deinolochos of Elis,
the pentathlete Hysmon of Elis, the two boy boxers Kritodamos, and of
Alketos of Kleitor, and of the boy runner Lykinos of Heraia. Their
victories fell between Ols. 94 and 103 (= 404 and 368 B. C.).[940] The
great Lysippos had the same number of victor statues as Kleon, and also
two honor statues at Olympia: those of the equestrian victor Troilos
of Elis, of the Akarnanian pancratiast Philandridas, of the wrestler
Cheilon of Patrai, of the pancratiast Polydamas of Skotoussa, and of
the hoplite-runner Kallikrates. Their victories occurred between Ols.
102 and 115 (= 372 and 320 B. C.).[941] The son of Lysippos, Daïppos,
made two statues, one for the Elean boy boxer Kallon and the other for
the Elean Nikandros, who won the double foot-race. Their victories fell
within the activity of the sculptor, Ols. 115 and 125 (= 320 and 280 B.
C.).[942] Daitondas made the statue of the Elean boy boxer Theotimos,
who won his victory some time between Ols. 116 and 120 (= 316 and 300
B. C.).[943] Eutychides, the most famous pupil of Lysippos, famed
alike as a bronze founder, statuary, and painter, carved the statue
of the boy runner Timosthenes of Elis, who won some time between Ols.
115 and 125 (= 320 and 280 B. C.).[944] Pliny gives Ol. 121 (= 296 B.
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