Theocosmos

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Theocosmos ( ancient Greek Θεόκοσμος ) was a Greek sculptor who worked in the second half of the 5th century BC. Was active in Megara and Delphi .

Theokosmos was part of a family of artists from Megara, in addition to his, both the sculpting activities of his son Callicles and that of his grandson Apelleas are attested.

With the help of Pheidias he worked on an enthroned statue of Zeus for the Olympieion of Megara, which was due to the outbreak of the Peloponnesian War in 431 BC. BC remained unfinished. The face could be finished in gold and ivory, since the resources for these materials were not available during the war, the rest was done in clay and plaster. Moiren and Horen were placed on the back of the throne . The wooden parts of the rest of the figure intended for further processing were exhibited behind the temple. Because of the collaboration of Pheidias, it is assumed that the work showed similarities to the Zeus statue of Pheidias in the Temple of Zeus at Olympia . Megarian coins from the 2nd century with the image of an enthroned Zeus possibly show this statue. According to this, Zeus wore a fallen himation that covers the hips and leaves the upper body free, he held a scepter in his left hand and a Nike in his right .

In Delphi, Theokosmos worked on a monumental work by the Spartans called Lysanderanathem , which they recognized for their victory in the battle of Aigospotamoi in 405 BC. BC donated. The work contained around forty bronze statues of gods, Spartans, Lysander with his seer Agias , his helmsman Hermon and a herald, as well as the nauarchs of the cities allied with Sparta . Theokosmos made the statue of the helmsman Hermon.

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Remarks

  1. ^ Pausanias 1:40 , 4.
  2. ^ Pausanias 10: 9, 8.
personal data
SURNAME Theocosmos
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Θεόκοσμος
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Greek sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH 5th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH 5th century BC BC or 4th century BC Chr.