CHERSIPHRON

chersiphron, a cretan architect, the traditional builder (with his son metagenes) of the great ionic temple of artemis at ephesus set up by the greeks in the 6th century. some remains of this temple were found by j.t. wood and brought to the british museum. in connexion with the pillars, which are adorned with archaic reliefs, a fragmentary inscription has been found, recording that they were presented by king croesus, as indeed herodotus informs us. this temple was burned on the day on which alexander the great was born.