Illustration
The Tyche of Antioch, Roman copy after a Greek bronze original of the 3rd century BCE by the sculptor Eutychides of Sikyon. The city of Antioch on the Orontes is identified with Tyche, goddess of fortune and protector of the town. She is represented seated on a rock, wearing a crown with crenelated towers. At her feet a swimming figure emerges from the waves. It is the personification of the river Orontes, near which the town was founded. In her hands, Tyche holds several wheat stalks that symbolize the city's prosperity. (Vatican Museums)
About the Author
License
This image was first published on Flickr.
Original image by Carole Raddato. Uploaded by Carole Raddato, published on 23 November 2016 under the following license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike. This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.
Related Images
Head of the Goddess Tyche
Tyche Furniture Ornaments
Aureus from Antioch
Statue of Cornelia Antonia from Antioch of Pisidia
The Siege of Antioch, 1098 CE
Cite This Work
APA Style
Raddato, C. (2016, November 23). Tyche of Antioch. Ancient History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.ancient.eu/image/6070/
Chicago Style
Raddato, Carole. "Tyche of Antioch." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Last modified November 23, 2016. https://www.ancient.eu/image/6070/.
MLA Style
Raddato, Carole. "Tyche of Antioch." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 23 Nov 2016. Web. 26 May 2020.
Advertisement
Support Us
We are a non-profit organization.
Our mission is to engage people with cultural heritage and to improve history education worldwide. Please support Ancient History Encyclopedia Foundation. Thank you!
Donate