The Apollo Kouros: A Giant Ancient Statue on a Hill in Naxos Island for Centuries

The Apollo Kouros: A Giant Ancient Statue on a Hill in Naxos Island for Centuries

A giant ancient statue has stood on a hill on the island of Naxos for centuries. By RAndrei shutterstock The Apollo Kouros, also known as the Colossus of Dionysus, is an incomplete statue measuring 10.7 meters tall, made from light gray Naxian marble and weighing around 80 tons. By Nataliia Budianska shutterstock It has never stood upright as originally intended, remaining incomplete in its current location to this day. By Nataliia Budianska …