Leochares
Family: Greek · Role: sculptor · First appears: Book 1 · Chapter 3
In Book 1, Chapter 3, Leochares represented another Apollo in front of the temple. In Chapter 24, a statue by Leochares depicted Zeus as Guardian of the city.
By Book 5, Chapter 20, at Altis, Leochares had created statues in ivory and gold of Philip, Alexander, Amyntas, Olympias, and Eurydice.
Relationship record
Life events
- Leochares created ivory-and-gold statues of Philip, Alexander, Amyntas, Olympias, and Eurydice.(Book 5 · Chapter 20 · 📍 Altis)
- With: Philip (son of Amyntas) Alexander (son of Philip) Amyntas Olympias Eurydice
- “And there are statues there of Philip, and Alexander, and Amyntas the father of Philip. They are by Leochares in ivory and gold, like the statues of Olympias and Eurydice.”
Book 1 · Chapter 3
- with Apollo (Leochares represented Apollo.) “in front of the temple Leochares represented another Apollo”
Book 1 · Chapter 24
- with Zeus (Leochares is identified as the sculptor.) “And there is a statue by Leochares of Zeus the Guardian of the city, in recording whose customary rites I do not record the reasons assigned for them.”
Book 5 · Chapter 20
- with Philip (son of Amyntas) (Leochares made the statue of Philip.) “And there are statues there of Philip, and Alexander, and Amyntas the father of Philip. They are by Leochares in ivory and gold, like the statues of Olympias and Eurydice.”
- with Alexander (son of Philip) (Leochares made the statue of Alexander.) “And there are statues there of Philip, and Alexander, and Amyntas the father of Philip. They are by Leochares in ivory and gold, like the statues of Olympias and Eurydice.”
- with Amyntas (Leochares made the statue of Amyntas.) “And there are statues there of Philip, and Alexander, and Amyntas the father of Philip. They are by Leochares in ivory and gold, like the statues of Olympias and Eurydice.”
- with Olympias (Leochares made the statue of Olympias.) “And there are statues there of Philip, and Alexander, and Amyntas the father of Philip. They are by Leochares in ivory and gold, like the statues of Olympias and Eurydice.”
- with Eurydice (Leochares made the statue of Eurydice.) “And there are statues there of Philip, and Alexander, and Amyntas the father of Philip. They are by Leochares in ivory and gold, like the statues of Olympias and Eurydice.”
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Extracted from the original text of Pausanias' Description of Greece. Made with Rho MD.