Saurias
Σαυρίας
(Σαυρίας), a very ancient artist of Samos, to whom some ascribed the invention of that first step in the art of drawing, which was called σκιαγραφία, that is, tracing the outline of a shadow. The statement, however, deserves little credit, as it rests on the sole authority of Athenagoras (Athenag. Legat. pro Christ. 14, p. 59, ed. Dechair).
From William Smith (ed.), Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. Text provided under a CC BY-SA license by Perseus Digital Library, http://www.perseus.tufts.edu, with funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities and Tufts University. Data accessed from https://github.com/PerseusDL/canonical-pdlrefwk/ on 17 October 2026.