Xenophilus
Role: designer of statues · First appears: Book 2 · Chapter 23
In Book 2, Chapter 23, Xenophilus and Strato are named as the designers of the statues of Æsculapius and Hygiea at the temple of Æsculapius in Argos. The statues are described as Æsculapius seated in white stone, with Hygiea next to him.
Relationship record
Book 2 · Chapter 23
- with Strato (They jointly designed the statues.) “There are also seated near them those who designed these statues, Xenophilus and Strato.”
- with Æsculapius (Xenophilus designed the statue of Æsculapius.) “The most famous of the temples of Æsculapius at Argos has a statue still to be seen, Æsculapius seated, in white stone, and next to him a statue of Hygiea. There are also seated near them those who designed these statues, Xenophilus and Strato.”
- with Hygiea (Xenophilus designed the statue of Hygiea.) “The most famous of the temples of Æsculapius at Argos has a statue still to be seen, Æsculapius seated, in white stone, and next to him a statue of Hygiea. There are also seated near them those who designed these statues, Xenophilus and Strato.”
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Extracted from the original text of Pausanias' Description of Greece. Made with Rho MD.