Archelaus of Priene

Archelaus of Priene (Greek: Ἀρχέλαος) was a Greek sculptor who lived close to 300 BC in Priene. He is remembered for his apotheosis of Homer, a marble relief aggrandising the poet that is now preserved in the British Museum.

Archelaus of Priene's relief

References
  • Morgan, Llewelyn (1999). Patterns of redemption in Virgil's Georgics. Cambridge University Press. p. 29. ISBN 0-521-65166-2.
  • Rahner, Hugo (1971). Greek myths and Christian mystery. Biblo & Tannen Publishers. p. 333. ISBN 0-8196-0270-1.
  • Nicolet, Claude (1990). Space, Geography, and Politics in the Early Roman Empire. University of Michigan Press. pp. 40. ISBN 0-472-10096-3.
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