(), the son of Arignotus of Paros, was the maker
of the chryselephantine statue of Asclepius, in his temple at Epidaurus. Pausanias (2.27.2) describes the statue as being about half the size of that of
the Olympian Zeus at Athens. The god was seated on a throne, holding a staff in one hand. and
with the other hand held over the dragon's head, and with a dog lying by his side. The throne
itself was adorned with sculptures, representing the Argive heroes, Bellerophon slaying the
Chimaera, and Perseus holding the severed head of Medusa.
From the reference in this passage to the chryselephantine statue of Zeus Olympius at
Athens, which was made at the expense of Hadrian (Paus. 1.18.6),
it has been conjectured that the Epidaurians were indebted for the statue of their patron
deity to the munificence of the same emperor, or of Antoninus Pius, who expended large sums on
the decoration of that city (Paus. 2.27.7); but it seems
improbable that, if this were the case, Pausanias should not have stated the fact in so many
words. (Siebelis, ad doc., and Hirt, Gesch. d. bild.
Künste bei den Alten, p. 190.)