Archaeological Museum of Olympia

The Hermes of Praxiteles: The Marble Masterpiece of Ancient Olympia

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The Hermes of Praxiteles carrying the infant Dionysos, in the Archaeological Museum of Olympia

The Hermes of Praxiteles, also called Hermes carrying the infant Dionysos, is one of the most celebrated statues of ancient Greece and the star exhibit of the Archaeological Museum of Olympia. Carved from gleaming Parian marble and standing over two metres tall, it shows the god Hermes at rest, the baby Dionysos on his arm, … Read more

Archaeological Museum of Olympia: Complete Guide to Its Masterpieces

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Sculpted pediment of the Temple of Zeus in the Archaeological Museum of Olympia

The Archaeological Museum of Olympia is one of the greatest museums in Greece, the home of the finds from the sanctuary where the Olympic Games were born. Within its cool marble halls stand the Hermes of Praxiteles carrying the infant Dionysos, the flying Nike of Paionios, and the vast sculpted pediments and metopes of the … Read more