Theon of Samos

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Theon of Samos (ancient Greek: Θέων ὁ Σάμιος) was a Greek painter of the second half of the 4th century. v. Works that have been handed down in literary terms are a cycle of images from the myth about Orestes and another with depictions from the Trojan War.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Der Neue Overbeck No. 3037–3040
  2. ↑ C. Robert, Bild und Lied (Berlin 1881) p. 46
personal data
SURNAME Samos, Theon of
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Greek painter
DATE OF BIRTH 4th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH 4th century BC BC or 3rd century BC Chr.