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Myron

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Also known as Myron of Eleutherai, Myron of Eleutherae

thumb|Roman marble copy of Myron's most famous work, the Discobolus. [[Towneley Marbles, British Museum]] Myron of Eleutherae (; , Myrōn ; c. 485 – c. 440 BC) was an Athenian sculptor from the mid-5th century BC. Alongside three other Greek sculptors, Polykleitos, Pheidias, and Praxiteles, Myron is considered as one of the most important sculptors of classical antiquity. He was born in Eleutherae on the borders of Boeotia and Attica. According to Natural History, a Latin encyclopedia by Pliny the Elder (AD 23–79), a scholar in Ancient Rome, Ageladas of Argos was his teacher.

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Born
1950
Died
2 May 2019
Works
72

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Gender
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Origin
United States
contemporary r&bneo soul

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16,430
Total plays
132,786

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1) American R&B singer/songwriter, born in Cleveland, Ohio. 2) Myron is a pop-duo from Basel in Switzerland. Their first album is called "On Air". <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Myron">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Μύρων
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Phlya
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Works in European collections

2 objects attributed to Myron, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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thumb|Roman marble copy of Myron's most famous work, the Discobolus. [[Towneley Marbles, British Museum]] Myron of Eleutherae (; , Myrōn ; c. 485 – c. 440 BC) was an Athenian sculptor from the mid-5th century BC. Alongside three other Greek sculptors, Polykleitos, Pheidias, and Praxiteles, Myron is considered as one of the most important sculptors of classical antiquity. He was born in Eleutherae on the borders of Boeotia and Attica. According to Natural History, a Latin encyclopedia by Pliny the Elder (AD 23–79), a scholar in Ancient Rome, Ageladas of Argos was his teacher.

None of his original sculptures are known to survive, but there are many later copies of his works, such as his Discobolus, mostly Roman.

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