Bryaxis (Ancient Greek:Βρύαξις or Βρύασσις; fl. 350 BC) was aGreek sculptor. He created the sculptures on the north side of themausoleum of Maussollos atHalicarnassus which was commissioned by the queenArtemisia II of Caria in memory of her brother and husband, Mausolus. The three other greatest sculptors of their time,Leochares,Scopas andTimotheus, were each one responsible for one side of thegrave. The tomb was completed three years after the death of Mausolus and one year after the death of Artemisia.^[1] Some authors allege that Bryaxis created a famous colossal statue ofSerapis in the temple at Alexandria; however, according toMichaelis,Athenodoros Cananites expressly pointed out that the Bryaxis connected with the Alexandrian statue was merely a namesake of the famous Bryaxis.^[2] The works of Bryaxis include a bronze statue of Seleucus,king of Syria, five huge statues at Rhodes,^[3] and a statue of Apollo at Daphne nearAntioch.^[4]

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