Smilis Explained

Smilis (Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: Σμῖλις) was a legendary ancient Greek sculptor, the contemporary of Daedalus, whose name^[1] was associated with at the Heraion of Samos.^[2] Smilis was born on the island of Aegina.^[3]

External links

• Andrew Stewart, One Hundred Greek Sculptors: Their Careers and Extant Works "The Sculptors: The Archaic Period"

Notes and References

1. Smilis signifies "chisel", Andrew Stewart observes in One Hundred Greek Sculptors, Their Careers and Extant Works: "Contemporaries of Daidalos and the Daidalidai".
2. [Pausanias (geographer)|Pausanias]
3. Επίτομο Γεωγραφικό Λεξικό της Ελλάδος (Geographical Dictionary of Greece), Μιχαήλ Σταματελάτος, Φωτεινή Βάμβα-Σταματελάτου, εκδ. Ερμής, ΑΘήνα 2001