Praxiteles
a celebrated Greek sculptor; born about 360 B. C., who executed several fine statues, in bronze and marble, of Bacchus, a satyr, Venus, and Apollo. An ancient copy of one of his works, the "Apollo Sauroctonos," is the only example extant. Phryne, the celebrated Thespian courtesan, was his mistress, and served as the model for his statues of Venus. Two of his sons acquired fame as sculptors. He died about 280 B. C.