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Chares of Lindos (fl. in
280 BC) was a
Greek sculptor born on the island of
Rhodes. He was a pupil of
Lysippus.
Chares constructed the
Colossus of Rhodes in
282 BC, an enormous bronze statue of the sun god
Helios and also the patron god of Rhodes. The statue was built to commemorate Rhodes' victory over the
invading Macedonians in
305 BC, led by
Demetrius I, son of
Antigonus, a general under
Alexander the Great.
Also attributed to Chares was a colossal head which was brought to
Rome and dedicated by
P. Lentulus Spinther on the
Capitoline Hill, in
57 BC (
Pliny,
Natural History XXXIV.18)).
The Colossus of Rhodes is one of the
Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and was considered Chares's greatest accomplishment, until its destruction in an earthquake in
226 BC.
It is believed that Chares didn't live to see his project finished. There are several legends stating that he committed suicide. In one tale he's almost finished the statue when someone points out a small flaw in the construction. The sculptor is so ashamed of it he kills himself.
In another version the city fathers decide to double the height of the statue. Chares only doubles his fee, forgetting that doubling the height will mean an eightfold increase in the amount of materials needed. This drives him into bankruptcy and suicide. The work may have been completed by
Laches, also an inhabitant of Lindos.
There is no evidence that either of these tales are true. A controversial character, his true fate is lost to history.
L. Sprague de Camp's novel
The Bronze God of Rhodes is written as Chares' memoirs of the Siege of Rhodes and the building of the Colossus of Rhodes.
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