Thrasymedes

This page is about the sculptor Thrasymedes of Paros. For the mythological Greek captain of the Trojan Wars, see Thrasymedes (mythology).

Thrasymedes /ˌθræsɪˈmiːdiz/ of Paros (Greek: Θρασυμήδης ο Παριανός) was an ancient Greek sculptor. Formerly he was regarded as a pupil of Phidias, because he set up in the temple of Asclepius at Epidaurus a seated statue of that deity made of ivory and gold, which was evidently a copy of the Zeus of Pheidias. But an inscription found at Epidaurus proves that the temple and the statue belong to the 4th century.

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Attribution

• This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Thrasymedes". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 26 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.