Chrysothemis
Family: Argos · Role: statue-maker · First appears: Book 6 · Chapter 10
Chrysothemis was the first victor in the hymn contest honoring Apollo at Delphi, described as “The most ancient contest.” The account calls him a Cretan and says his father was Carmanor, who is said to have purified Apollo.
In Book 6, Chrysothemis and Eutelidas are credited with making statues after learning their art from earlier generations. An inscription also names them as the makers of statues of Theopompus (son of Damaretus)’s father and grandfather.
Relationship record
Life events
- Chrysothemis became the first victor in the hymn contest honoring Apollo.(Book 10 · Chapter 7 · 📍 Delphi)
- With: Apollo
- “And the first victor was Chrysothemis the Cretan”
Book 6 · Chapter 10
- with Eutelidas (Eutelidas and Chrysothemis jointly made the statues.) “The Argives Eutelidas and Chrysothemis made these statues, having learnt their art from former generations.”
- with Theopompus (son of Damaretus) (Chrysothemis made the statue of Theopompus's father.) “but the statues of his father and grandfather were according to the inscription by the Argives Eutelidas and Chrysothemis.”
- with Theopompus (grandson of Damaretus) (Chrysothemis made the statue of Theopompus's grandfather.) “but the statues of his father and grandfather were according to the inscription by the Argives Eutelidas and Chrysothemis.”
Book 10 · Chapter 7
- parent: Carmanor “the first victor was Chrysothemis the Cretan, whose father Carmanor is said to have purified Apollo”
- with Apollo (Chrysothemis was victor in singing a hymn in honour of Apollo.) “The most ancient contest, and one for which they gave a prize first, was they say singing a Hymn in honour of Apollo. And the first victor was Chrysothemis the Cretan”
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Extracted from the original text of Pausanias' Description of Greece. Made with Rho MD.