"For the invincible impetus and the conquering energy, for the thrill of life transfused in marble, for the happy contrast between the tumultuous fluttering of the mantle and the adherence of the tunic to the belly and thighs}}, this statue is the most beautiful expression of the movement, which ancient art has transmitted to us. The sculptor has not only translated muscular strength and triumphant elegance, but the intensity of the sea breeze, of that breeze that Sully-Prudhomme makes us hear in an equally winged verse: Un peu du grand zéphir qui souffle à Salamine.... (Salomon Reinach)"