Alypus

Alypos ( ancient Greek Ἄλυπος ) of Sicyon was a Greek sculptor, the late 5th and early 4th century BC worked. He was a student of Naukydes and thus belonged to the second generation in the succession of Polykleitos to. Alypos created a number of generals and winners statues that were in the sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi and in the sanctuary of Zeus in Olympia.

The figures of generals in Delphi were part of a votive offering of the Lacedaemonians, which was donated by Lysander after the Battle of Aigospotamoi 405-403 BC. Pausanias mentions statues of Nauarchen Theopompus of Myndos, Cleomedes from Samos, Aristokles and Carystus from Euboea, AutoNOMOS from Eretria, Aristophantos from Corinth, Apollodorus of Troizen and Dion from Epidauros. The bases of the statues of AutoNOMOS, Apollodorus and Theopompus were found during excavations at Delphi, the latter was also the base of a statue of Aiantides of Miletus, which was created by Teisandros. The traces of feet on the statue bases suggest figures with co-developed by Polykleitos classical contrapposto.

In Olympia there were according to the report of Pausanias four winners statues of Alypos. Three of them were located right next to the Heraion: a statue of Ringers Symmachos of Elis, who in 404 BC the games won, one of the Neolaidas of Pheneos, winner in boxing the boys, and of Archedamos of Elis, of 396 v. Christ was victorious in the struggle of the young. Another statue of Euthymenes of Mainalos was created to celebrate his victory in 400 BC reached rings of the boys of Alypos.