The Greeks An Introduction to Their Culture, 3rd edition

RELIGION AND SOCIAL LIFE 101

FIGURE 24 The ‘Charioteer of Delphi’ is a life-size bronze statue dedicated at Delphi
by Polyzalos, younger brother of the tyrant of Syracuse, after a victory in the chariot
races at the Pythian festival. As the rider holds reins, it was probably part of a statue
group with horses and chariot. An inscription on the limestone base of the statue reads
in part, ‘Polyzalos dedicated me, let him prosper, well-omened Apollo’

Source:Courtesy of the Delphi Archaeological Museum. Photo © Cory George