Critias

Family: Athens · Role: sculptor · First appears: Book 1 · Chapter 8

In Book 1, Chapter 8, Critias is named as the maker of some statues of Harmodius and Aristogiton, while the oldest were by Antenor. In Chapter 23, he is credited with a statue of Epicharinus training to run in heavy armour. By Book 6, Chapter 3, Critias is described as the tutor of Ptolichus of Corcyra.

Relationship record

Book 1 · Chapter 8

• with Harmodius (Critias made some of the statues of Harmodius and Aristogiton.) “And of these statues some are by Critias, but the oldest ones by Antenor.”
• with Aristogiton (Critias made some of the statues of Harmodius and Aristogiton.) “And of these statues some are by Critias, but the oldest ones by Antenor.”

Book 1 · Chapter 23

• with Epicharinus (interaction) “Critias executed that of Epicharinus training to run in heavy armour”

Book 6 · Chapter 3

• pupil: Ptolichus “For Critias was the tutor of the Corcyræan Ptolichus”

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