Myron was a Greek sculptor and arch caster of
the 5th century BC from Eleutherai, Attica
Myron was a master in depicting increased body movements and worked for Athens, Olympia and Delphi in the decades around the middle of the 5th century. The discobol discol and the Athena Marsyas group, which was conceived in the litter and reconstructed from sculpture remains and coin images, can certainly be traced back to him. The closeness to nature of his works is particularly praised.
Discobolo's exhibit of the Museo Nazionale Romano in Rome, 1.55 m in size, Roman marble copy of a bronze original by Myron, dating from around 460 BC.
The replica measures 47 cm high x 25.5 cm wide. The marble base, which is black in its basic tone and has fossil white inclusions, is also noteworthy.
Discus throwing is the only modern practice taken directly from antiquity, a discipline of pentathlon. The weight of the device fluctuated between 1.3 and 4.7 kg. In Olympia, three discs were kept for the competitions. Thrown was thrown with rotation from a pitch. Discus tossing gave off many attractive motifs for the visual arts. For the estimation of the record throw of 28.17 m (between 500 and 480 B. C.), which has been handed down to the athlete Phayllos, the discus weight is missing.
