Antikythera Youth

Ancient Greek The Antikythera Youth (also called the Marathon Boy) is a bronze statue of an athletic young man, possibly depicting Perseus or Paris holding an object in his raised right hand. Created around 340 BCE, the figure demonstrates the refined proportions of Late Classical Greek sculpture. The statue was recovered from the famous Antikythera shipwreck in 1900.

The same shipwreck yielded the Antikythera Mechanism, an ancient astronomical computer. The bronze youth's languid pose and idealized features suggest a divine or heroic subject rather than a mortal athlete. The missing object in his hand has prompted various identifications, from Perseus holding Medusa's head to Paris with the apple of discord.

The statue is displayed at the National Archaeological Museum of Athens with other treasures from the shipwreck.