Philesius

Also known as: Philesius of Eretria · Family: Eretrian · Role: sculptor · First appears: Book 5 · Chapter 27

Life events

• Philesius made two bronze bulls dedicated at Olympia by Corcyra and Eretria.(Book 5 · Chapter 27 · 📍 Olympia)
  • “And there are two brazen bulls, one the votive offering of the people of Corcyra, the other of the Eretrienses, both by Philesius of Eretria.”

Book 5 · Chapter 27

• with Phormis (Philesius is identified as the maker of nearby votive offerings; the passage does not directly associate him with Phormis.) “And there are two brazen bulls, one the votive offering of the people of Corcyra, the other of the Eretrienses, both by Philesius of Eretria”

Also listed in Eretrian — Minor Figures

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