Doryphoroi

Doryphoroi (from Greek dory, hence “spear-bearers”), trabants, bodyguards.

Doryphoros (Museum in Naples).

The name Doryphoros is also borne by a famous statue by Polykleitos, which survives in several replicas (Naples, Rome, London, etc.) and represents one of the most powerful male figures in ancient art (see illustration). It served as a model for artists in terms of proportions and therefore received the epithet Canon. See also Diadumenos.

Bibliography

  • Friederichs: Der Doryphoros des Polyklet (Berl. 1863)
  • Michaelis: in den »Annali del Instituto archeologico« von 1878.

Source: Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon, 6. Auflage 1905–1909

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