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The Colossus of Rhodes, a huge statue of Zeus (280 BC, present Greece), was considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, but all trace of it has now disappeared. It was a colossal statue of Helios or Apollo, the sun god, and is reputed to have stood at the entrance to the harbour of Rhodes town, but archaeological investigations have failed to deduce its exact form or location. Although popularly believed to have stood astride the harbour entrance, this is unlikely to have been technically possible, and it is more likely that it stood alongside. Another theory is that it actually stood on a nearby hill, as a landmark to guide ships into the harbour.