a celebrated sculptor, and native of the island of Chios, was son, grandson, and great-grandson of sculptors. He had a brother, named Athenis, of the same profession. They flourished in the 60th Olympiad; and were contemporary with Hipponax, a poet of an ugly and despicable figure. Our sculptors diverted themselves in representing him under a ridiculous form. But Hipponax wrote so sharp a satire against them, that they hanged themselves, as some say. Pliny, however, does not allow this; but says, on the contrary, that, after Hipponax had taken his revenge, they made several fine statues in several places; particularly a Diana at Chios, which was placed very high, and appeared with a frowning countenance to those that came in, and with a pleasant one to those that went out. There were several statues at Rome made by them; and they worked only in the white marble of the isle of Paros. Paufanias mentions Bupalus as a good architect as well as sculptor; but says nothing of Athenis.