Heracleides ( grc, Ἡρακλείδης) was a sculptor of
Ephesus
Ephesus (; grc-gre, Ἔφεσος, Éphesos; tr, Efes; may ultimately derive from hit, 𒀀𒉺𒊭, Apaša) was a city in ancient Greece on the coast of Ionia, southwest of present-day Selçuk in İzmir Province, Turkey. It was built in t ...
, and the son of Agasias. His name is inscribed, with that of Harmatius, on the restored statue of
Ares
Ares (; grc, Ἄρης, ''Árēs'' ) is the Greek god of war and courage. He is one of the Twelve Olympians, and the son of Zeus and Hera. The Greeks were ambivalent towards him. He embodies the physical valor necessary for success in war b ...
in the
Louvre in
Paris. It cannot be said with certainty whether his father, Agasias, was
the celebrated Ephesian sculptor of that name, but it seems probable that he was.
[Clarac, ''Description des Antiques du Musée Royal,'' No. 411, p. 173]
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