Kuros (nude youth)
Anonymous
Around 550 BC, Corfu • Naxian Marble
Kuros (nude youth)
Anonymous
Around 550 BC, Corfu • Naxian Marble
I am a Kouros, one of those young men sculpted in marble for posterity. My motionless existence conveys the spiritual elevation that all should pursue: a quest for the ideal of kalos, pefect beauty, and agathos, noble virtue. My beauty appeals to humans and gods alike. I will forever embody eternal, imperishable youth.
Sanctuary of Apollo at Actium (Greece)