Naucydes

Family: Greek · Role: sculptor · First appears: Book 2 · Chapter 17

In Book 2, Chapter 17, a statue of Hebe is said to be by Naucydes. In Chapter 22, he is identified as the son of Mothon and the brother of Hecate.

By Book 6, Chapter 1, Alypus is described as Naucydes’ pupil. Chapter 6 also names Polycletus as his pupil and attributes a statue of Eucles to him. In Chapter 8, Naucydes is credited with a statue of Baucis, and in Chapter 9 his statues of Chimon are praised as “the finest works of art of Naucydes”.

Relationship record

Book 2 · Chapter 17

with Hebe (Naucydes was said to have made the statue of Hebe.) “a statue of Hebe said to be by Naucydes”

Book 2 · Chapter 22

with Hecate (Naucydes made the other statue of Hecate.) “the other by his brother Naucydes the son of Mothon”
parent: Mothon “Naucydes the son of Mothon”

Book 6 · Chapter 1

pupil: Alypus (mentor->pupil) “These statues were made by Alypus the Sicyonian, the pupil of Naucydes the Argive.”

Book 6 · Chapter 6

with Eucles (Naucydes made Eucles's statue.) “His statue is by Naucydes”
pupil: Polycletus “And Polycletus the Argive, a pupil of Naucydes”

Book 6 · Chapter 8

with Baucis (Naucydes made Baucis's statue.) “and that of Baucis of Trœzen, who beat all the men in wrestling, is by Naucydes.”

Book 6 · Chapter 9

with Chimon (Naucydes made statues of Chimon.) “His statues are in my opinion the finest works of art of Naucydes”

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Extracted from the original text of Pausanias' Description of Greece. Made with Rho MD.