Polykleitos ( grc, Πολύκλειτος, link=no, "much-renowned", traditionally Latinized Polycletus) is a Greek male forename.
It is also transliterated ''Polycleitus''; and due to
iotacism
Iotacism ( el, ιωτακισμός, ''iotakismos'') or itacism is the process of vowel shift by which a number of vowels and diphthongs converged towards the pronunciation in post-classical Greek and Modern Greek. The term "iotacism" refers to ...
in the transition from Ancient to Modern Greek, ''Polyklitos'' or ''Polyclitus''. Polykleitos and its variants can refer to:
People
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Polykleitos
Polykleitos ( grc, Πολύκλειτος) was an ancient Greek sculptor in bronze of the 5th century BCE. Alongside the Athenian sculptors Pheidias, Myron and Praxiteles, he is considered one of the most important sculptors of classical antiqu ...
of Argos - Ancient Greek sculptor, creator of the ''Canon'', also called ''Polykleitos the Elder'' to distinguish him from his son, below
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Polykleitos the Younger - his son, and Ancient Greek architect
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Polykleitos of Sicyon - another Greek sculptor sometimes conflated with Polykleitos the Elder
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Polyclitus (freedman)
Polyclitus was an influential freedman in the court of the Roman emperor Nero. He was sent to Britain in 60 or 61 AD to head an enquiry in the aftermath of the rebellion of Boudica. As a result the governor, Gaius Suetonius Paulinus, was relieved ...
- freedman of the Roman emperor Nero
Places
*''Odos Polykleitou'' - lit. "The Street of Polykleitos"; Polykleitos Street in modern
Athens
Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh largest city in the European Union. Athens dominates ...
, named for Polykleitos the Elder, above
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