Athenion of Maroneia

Athenion of Maroneia (Ancient Greek: Ἀθηνίων Μαρωνίτης) was an ancient Greek painter, born at Maroneia in Thrace who flourished during the late 4th and early 3rd centuries BC. He was a pupil of Glaucion of Corinth, and a contemporary probably of Nicias, whom he resembled and excelled, though his style was harsher. He gave promise of the highest excellence in his art, but died young.

Works

• Αχιλλεύς ως κόρη (Achilles, disguised as a Girl, discovered by Odysseus)
• Συγγενικόν (An Assembly of Relatives)
• Νεανίας Iπποκόμος (Α Groom with a Horse)
• Φύλαρχος (Phylarch)

References

• Natural History (Pliny) XXXV.134 (11. s. 40. § 29).
• Pausanias, XXVI.3.
• Art Encyclopedia
• The Ancient Library - Athenion

Sources

•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1870). "Athenion". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. p. 403.