“HE’S like a greek god, crossed with Homer Simpson.”

That was the opinion of Peter Sullivan, who spent eight hours this week creating this snow masterpiece.

The snowman, measuring nine-feet tall, took the 29-year-old all of Tuesday to make, at his parents' home in Marston, Oxford.

Mr Sullivan said: “I have been living in Dubai for the past three years, so it was fantastic to come home and see the kind of snow I haven’t seen for years.

“And, to be honest, the house was really cold, so I needed a way to keep myself warm.”