Paeonius

Paeonius

Paeonius (Greek: Παιώνιος Paiṓnios) of Mende, Chalkidiki was a Greek sculptor of the late 5th century BC. He most likely received his early training in Northern Greece and is thought to have later adapted Athenian stylistic elements into his own work, based upon his probable interaction with the Olympia workshop of Phidias. In any case, he was "attic-trained." Paeonius won the commission to decorate the acroteria of the Temple of Zeus at Olympia, as described in the pedestal inscription on his Nike statue. An ancient account also references Paeonius' work at Olympia. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paeonius has received more than 28,273 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Paeonius is the 53rd most popular sculptor (up from 60th in 2019), the 311th most popular biography from Greece (up from 346th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Greek Sculptor.