Perry, Walter Copland: Greek and Roman sculpture: a popular introduction to the history of Greek and Roman sculpture (London, 1882)

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Gods ; but the practice of setting up the statues of victors in the games,
which had such a mighty influence on the development of Greek art,
has already commenced in this period, and even portrait statues are
not altogether unknown. In the celebrated conversation between
Crcesus and Solon, Herodotus relates that Solon reckons among the
claims of Cleobis and Biton to rank as the happiest of men, the
fact that the Argivcs offered images (ei/covas) of them at Delphi as
apLaroi avSp&v, about 01. 49 (5S0 B.C.). We also find mention of
statues of three victors in the games during this period, two in wood,
of Praxidamas, the boxer of /Egina (01. 59), and of Rhexibios of
Opus (01. 61), and one in stone of Arrachion (01. 54), of which we
have already spoken in connexion with the Apollo of Tcnca.'

Fausah. viii. 40. 1.