Editing Antenor

{{short description|6th century BC Athenian sculptor}}
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'''Antenor''' ({{langx|grc|Ἀντήνωρ}}, ''Antḗnōr''; {{fl.|{{circa|lk=no|540|500}}}}&nbsp;BC){{sfnp|''EB''|1992}} was an [[Ancient Athens|Athenian]] [[Ancient Greek sculpture|sculptor]]. He is recorded as the creator of the [[Harmodius and Aristogeiton (sculpture)|joint statues]] of the [[tyrannicide]]s [[Harmodius and Aristogeiton]] funded by the Athenians on the expulsion of [[Hippias (tyrant)|Hippias]].{{sfn|Gardner|p=182}}{{sfnp|''EB''|1911}} These statues were carried away to [[Susa]] by [[Xerxes I of Persia|Xerxes&nbsp;I]] of [[Achaemenid Empire|Persia]] during the [[Greco-Persian Wars]].{{sfnp|''EB''|1878}} Archaeologists have also established that a basis signed by "Antenor son of Eumares" belonged to a set of female figures in an archaic style which were displayed in the [[Acropolis of Athens|acropolis]].{{sfnp|''EB''|1911}} The sculptor of the ''Harmodius and Aristogeiton'' is usually listed as the son of Euphranor.{{sfnp|''EB''|1878}}

==See also==
*[[Harmodius and Aristogeiton]]
*[[Harmodius and Aristogeiton (sculpture)|Harmodius and Aristogeiton in sculpture]]
*[[Antenor Kore]]
*[[Severe style]]
*[[Ancient Greek sculpture]]

==Notes==
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==References==
* {{cite EB9 |mode=cs2 |wstitle=Antenor (2.) |display=Antenor |volume=3 |ref={{harvid|EB|1878}} |page=102 }}
* {{cite EB1911 |mode=cs2 |wstitle=Antenor (sculptor) |display=Antenor |ref={{harvid|EB|1911}} |volume=2 |page=92 }}
* {{citation |contribution=Antenor |title=New Encyclopædia Britannica, ''15th&nbsp;ed., Vol.&nbsp;I'' |publisher=Encyclopædia Britannica Inc. |location=Chicago |date=1992 |ref={{harvid|EB|1992}} |page=441 }}
* {{citation |first=E.A. |last=Gardner |title=Handbook of Greek Sculpture |volume=&nbsp;I }}

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