Marble Adonis - in the Museum at Delphi
I've labeled this photo a "Marble Adonis" for consistency with
the cruise report. In that report I erroneously identified the
statue as "Adonis," and I should have identified it as
"Antinoos." Sorry about that. Antinoos was a favorite(?) of
Emperor Hadrian. The young man drowned, and the Emperor deified
him. Hadrian is responsible for many statues of Antinoos around
the ancient world, but the sculpture at Delphi is considered one
of the finest. Obviously, it represents the later period of
classical greek art.
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