Chares of Lindos (/ˈkɛəriːz/;Ancient Greek:Χάρης ὁ Λίνδιος,gen.: Χάρητος; before 305 BC – c.280 BC) was aGreek sculptor born on the island ofRhodes. He was a pupil ofLysippos.^[1] Chares constructed theColossus of Rhodes in 282 BC, an enormous bronze statue of the sun godHelios and the patron god of Rhodes.^[2] The statue was built to commemorate Rhodes' victory over theinvading Macedonians in 305 BC, led byDemetrius I, son ofAntigonus, a general underAlexander the Great.Also attributed to Chares was a colossal head that was brought to Rome and dedicated byP. Lentulus Spinther on theCapitoline Hill in 57 BC (Pliny,Natural History XXXIV.18).^[3]

Chares of Lindos
TheColossus of Rhodes, built by Chares of Lindos
Born	before 305 BC Lindos,Greece
Died	c. 280 BC Rhodes, Greece
Occupation	sculptor
Years active	?-c.280 BC
Notable work	Colossus of Rhodes

The Colossus of Rhodes is one of theSeven Wonders of the Ancient World,^[4] and was considered Chares's greatest accomplishment, until its destruction in anearthquake in 226 BC.^[5]

The work may have been completed by Laches, also an inhabitant of Lindos.^[6][7][8]

• L. Sprague de Camp's novelThe Bronze God of Rhodes is written as Chares' memoirs of the Siege of Rhodes and the building of the Colossus of Rhodes.
• Asteroid236746 Chareslindos, discovered byVincenzo Casulli in 2007, was named after the ancient Greek sculptor.^[9] The officialnaming citation was published by theMinor Planet Center on 4 November 2017 (M.P.C. 107121).^[10]
• Chares, called by the Italian version of his name (Carete), appears in the 1961 filmThe Colossus of Rhodes, portrayed byFélix Fernández.

• "Chares" .Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 5 (11th ed.). 1911. p. 859.