The Colossus of Rhodes

One of the Seven Wonders in classical antiquity was the Colossus of Rhodes.  It was described by several authors of that era most notably Antipater of Sidon (Ἀντίπατρος Σιδώνιος), Philo of Byzantium (Φίλων ὁ Βυζάντιος), Herodotus (Ἡρόδοτος) and most recently by a young traveller in his blog under the title the Colossus of Rhodes.

The statue was constructed in 292 BC and was likely destroyed by an earthquake in 226 BC.  Legend has it that it straddled the entrance to the harbor of the island and stood 30 meters or 98 feet high.  An interesting comparison is with the Statue of Liberty that was constructed two millennia later and stands 93 meters or 305 feet high in New York’s harbor.    

A modern traveller finds statues of a male and a female deer standing on pedestals at the entrance of the harbor of island of Rhodes as is also depicted in the post about the Colossus.