Boëthus ( el, Βόηθος) was a

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sculptor of the

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age. His life dates cannot be accurately fixed, but he probably flourished in the 2nd century BCE. One source gives his birthplace as

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. He was noted for his representations of children, especially for a group representing a boy struggling with a

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, of which several copies survive in museums. Other works represent a girl playing with dice, and a boy extracting a thorn. According to Pliny, he also worked with

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. Because Boethus was a common name in ancient Greece, specific details of his life are difficult to ascertain.

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