An ancient Greek statue depicting a young male athlete binding a fillet (ribbon) around his head in victory.
From Greek diadoumenos (being bound with a fillet), from diadein (to bind around). Refers to the famous marble statue type representing victorious youth.
The Diadoumenos is like the ancient world's 'victory trophy selfie'—it's a statue of a hot young athlete tying a ribbon around his head, and it became one of the most famous types of Greek sculpture that artists copied over and over!
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