![]() The statue, they are told, must be "of great size and cunning workmanship", since it is to be "a wonder of nations and a goal of travellers." The most beautiful statue will be erected in the Tyrant's city, Syracuse. One day, emissaries from "the Tyrant of Syracuse" ask the sculptors each to create a statue of Tyché ( Greek: τύχη, lit.'fortune fate'). It was there he was said to receive his inspiration. They were devoted friends, but different in disposition: Musides enjoyed the nightlife, while Kalos preferred the quiet of the olive grove. Both men created works that were widely known and celebrated. The narrator explains that the beekeeper who lives next door told him a story about the tree: Two renowned sculptors, Kalos and Musides, lived in the colonnaded villa, which was "resplendent" in its day. There, one gigantic tree resembles a frighteningly distorted man, and the roots of the tree have shifted the blocks of the tomb. On a slope of Mount Maenalus in Arcadia is an olive grove that grows around a marble tomb and the ruin of an old villa. This olive tree on the Greek island of Ithaca is believed to be more than 1500 years old. ![]()
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