Gorgias

Who is Zeuxis from Gorgias and what is their importance?

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Zeuxis was born in Heraclea at 464 BC. Apollodorus was his teacher, and he was disliked by Aristotle. Zeuxis painted the gods; Eros, Alcmene, Menelas, Pan, an athlete, Marsyas chained, and an old woman. Helen, Zeus Enthroned, and the Infant Hercules Strangling the Serpent are considered his best works.

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