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Chapter 6.2

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6.2.1 1 other high παγκρατιαστοῦ δὲ ἀνδρὸς τὸν μὲν ἀνδριάντα εἰργάσατο Λύσιππος· The statue of the pankratiast was made by Lysippus. Describes the maker of a statue; an antiquarian/art-historical detail, not a mythic or post-500 BC historical event.
6.2.1 2 historical high ὁ δὲ ἀνὴρ οὗτος ἀνείλετο ἐπὶ παγκρατίῳ νίκην τῶν ἄλλων τε Ἀκαρνάνων καὶ τῶν ἐξ αὐτῆς Στράτου πρῶτος Ξενάρκης τε ἐκαλεῖτο Φιλανδρίδου. This man was Xenarkes, son of Philandrides, who was the first from among the Acarnanians altogether and from the city of Stratos itself to win the pankration victory. Records an athletic victory by a named man, a historical biographical detail.
6.2.1 3 historical high Λακεδαιμόνιοι δὲ ἄρα μετὰ τὴν ἐπιστρατείαν τοῦ Μήδου διετέθησαν πάντων φιλοτιμότατα Ἑλλήνων πρὸς ἵππων τροφάς. Now the Lacedaemonians, after the invasion of the Mede, became the most ambitious of all Greeks in breeding horses. Refers to the aftermath of the Persian invasion and a later historical change in Spartan horse-breeding ambition.
6.2.1 4 other high χωρὶς γὰρ ἢ ὅσους αὐτῶν κατέλεξα ἤδη, τοσοίδε ἄλλοι τῶν ἐκ Σπάρτης ἱπποτρόφων μετὰ τὴν εἰκόνα ἀνάκεινται τοῦ Ἀκαρνᾶνος ἀθλητοῦ, Ξενάρκης καὶ Λυκῖνος Ἀρκεσίλαός τε καὶ ὁ παῖς τοῦ Ἀρκεσιλάου Λίχας. For besides those whom I have already enumerated, these additional Spartans renowned as breeders of horses are listed after the statue of the Acarnanian athlete: Xenarkes, Lycinos, Arcesilaus, and Lichas, the son of Arcesilaus. Purely a cataloguing description of statues and named Spartans; no mythic or historical event.
6.2.2 1 historical high Ξενάρκει μὲν δὴ καὶ ἐν Δελφοῖς καὶ ἐν Ἄργει τε ὑπῆρξε καὶ ἐν Κορίνθῳ προσανελέσθαι νίκας· Indeed, Xenarkes happened to win victories at Delphi, Argos, and also at Corinth. Records athletic victories at named sanctuaries and cities, a post-mythic historical matter.
6.2.2 2 historical high Λυκῖνος δὲ ἀγαγὼν ἐς Ὀλυμπίαν πώλους, καὶ οὐ δοκιμασθέντος ἑνὸς ἐξ αὐτῶν, καθῆκεν ἐς τῶν ἵππων τὸν δρόμον τῶν τελείων τοὺς πώλους καὶ ἐνίκα διʼ αὐτῶν, ἀνέθηκε δὲ καὶ ἀνδριάντας δύο ἐς Ὀλυμπίαν, Μύρωνος τοῦ Ἀθηναίου ποιήματα. Lycinos brought young horses to Olympia, and when one of them was not approved, he placed the colts among the full-grown horses in their contest, and through them he won; and he dedicated two statues at Olympia, works by Myron the Athenian. Describes an Olympic victor and dedications, a post-mythic historical event and monument.
6.2.2 3 historical high τῷ δὲ Ἀρκεσιλάῳ καὶ Λίχᾳ τῷ παιδί, τῷ μὲν αὐτῶν γεγόνασι δύο Ὀλυμπικαὶ νῖκαι, Λίχας δὲ εἰργομένων τηνικαῦτα τοῦ ἀγῶνος Λακεδαιμονίων καθῆκεν ἐπὶ ὀνόματι τοῦ Θηβαίων δήμου τὸ ἅρμα, τὸν δὲ ἡνίοχον νικήσαντα ἀνέδησεν αὐτὸς ταινίᾳ· Now Arcesilaus and his son Lichas together won two Olympic victories; at a time when Spartans were barred from competition, Lichas entered a chariot under the name of the Theban people, and when his charioteer won, he himself tied the victory ribbon around him. Olympic victories and the Spartans' exclusion from competition are historical athletic events, not mythic narrative.
6.2.2 4 historical medium καὶ ἐπὶ τούτῳ μαστιγοῦσιν αὐτὸν οἱ Ἑλλανοδίκαι, καὶ διὰ τὸν Λίχαν τοῦτον ἡ κατὰ For this reason, the judges flogged him, and because of this Lichas, during that Olympiad, the law against him was... Refers to Lichas and the Olympic judges enforcing a law; this is an historical institutional event, not a mythic one.
6.2.3 1 historical high Ἆγιν βασιλέα ἐπιστρατεία Λακεδαιμονίων ἐγένετο ἐπὶ Ἠλείους καὶ ἐντὸς τῆς Ἄλτεως μάχη. In the reign of King Agis, the Lacedaemonians launched a campaign against the Eleans, and a battle took place within the Altis itself. Refers to a campaign and battle in the reign of King Agis, a post-mythic historical event.
6.2.3 2 historical high καταπαυσθέντος δὲ τοῦ πολέμου τὴν μὲν εἰκόνα ἐνταῦθα ἔστησε, τὰ δὲ Ἠλείων ἐς τοὺς Ὀλυμπιονίκας καὶ γράμματα οὐ Λίχαν, Θηβαίων δὲ τὸν δῆμον ἔχει νενικηκότα. When hostilities ceased, he set up this statue here, but the Eleans inscribed neither Lichas's name nor the name of Sparta among the Olympic victors; instead, they recorded the city of the Thebans as having won the victory. Refers to a specific post-Classical athletic victory inscription and its alteration by the Eleans, a historical event.
6.2.4 1 historical medium τοῦ δὲ Λίχα πλησίον μάντις ἕστηκεν Ἠλεῖος Θρασύβουλος Αἰνέου τῶν Ἰαμιδῶν, ὃς καὶ Μαντινεῦσιν ἐμαντεύσατο ἐναντία Λακεδαιμονίων καὶ Ἄγιδος τοῦ Εὐδαμίδου βασιλέως· Near the statue of Lichas stands Thrasybulus, the Eleian seer, the son of Aeneas and one of the Iamidae, who prophesied for the Mantineans against the Lacedaemonians and King Agis, son of Eudamidas. Refers to a named seer and his prophetic role in relation to Mantineans, Lacedaemonians, and King Agis, a post-500 BC historical context.
6.2.4 2 other high ἃ δὴ καὶ ἐς πλέον ἐν τῷ λόγῳ τῷ ἐς Ἀρκάδας ἐπέξειμι. I shall speak more fully about these matters in my account of Arcadia. A cross-reference to a future section of the work, not a mythic or historical event.
6.2.4 3 other high τοῦ Θρασυβούλου δὲ τῇ εἰκόνι γαλεώτης πρὸς τὸν ὦμον προσέρπων ἐστὶ τὸν δεξιόν, καὶ κύων ἱερεῖον δὴ παρʼ αὐτῷ κεῖται διατετμημένος τε δίχα καὶ φαίνων τὸ ἧπαρ. On the statue of Thrasybulus, there is a gecko crawling upon his right shoulder, and beside him lies a dog, offered as a sacrificial victim, cut in half and displaying its liver. Describes details of a statue and an associated sacrificial object, not a mythic tale or historical event.
6.2.5 1 other high μαντικὴ δὲ ἡ μὲν διʼ ἐρίφων καὶ ἀρνῶν τε καὶ μόσχων ἐκ παλαιοῦ δήλη καθεστῶσά ἐστιν ἀνθρώποις, Κύπριοι δὲ ὡς καὶ ὑσὶν ἐπεξευρόντες ἔστι μαντεύεσθαι, κυσὶ δὲ οὐδένες ἐπί γε μαντικῆς νομίζουσιν οὐδὲν χρᾶσθαι· Divination by examining young goats, lambs, and calves has long been established and well known among men, while the Cyprians have even discovered ways to practice divination by pigs. General statement about divination practices and customs, not a mythic or historical event.
6.2.5 2 other high ἔοικεν οὖν ἰδίαν τινὰ ὁ Θρασύβουλος ἐπὶ σπλάγχνων μαντικὴν κυνείων καταστήσασθαι. However, nobody at all considers dogs useful for divination. General antiquarian remark about divination practice, not a mythic or historical event.
6.2.5 3 mythic high οἱ δʼ Ἰαμίδαι καλούμενοι μάντεις γεγόνασιν ἀπὸ Ἰάμου· Thus it appears that Thrasybulus established some personal method of divination through inspecting the entrails of dogs. The sentence derives the lineage of the seer family from Iamus, a mythic ancestor, so it is mythic genealogical material.
6.2.5 4 mythic high τὸν δὲ εἶναι παῖδα Ἀπόλλωνος καὶ λαβεῖν μαντικήν φησιν ἐν ᾄσματι Πίνδαρος. The so-called Iamidae became diviners descended from Iamus, whom Pindar in one of his poems claims to have been a son of Apollo, having received from him the gift of prophecy. Describes Iamus as Apollo's son and recipient of prophetic gift, a mythic genealogy and divine endowment.
6.2.6 1 other high παρὰ δὲ τοῦ Θρασυβούλου τὴν εἰκόνα Τιμοσθένης τε Ἠλεῖος ἕστηκε σταδίου νίκην ἐν παισὶν εἰληφὼς καὶ Μιλήσιος Ἀντίπατρος Κλεινοπάτρου παῖδας κατειργασμένος πύκτας. Next to the statue of Thrasybulus stands Timosthenes of Elis, who won a victory in the boys' footrace, and Antipater of Miletus, who trained boys, sons of Cleinopatrus, in boxing. Describes statues and athletic victors beside Thrasybulus; a descriptive, antiquarian note rather than mythic or post-500 BC historical narrative.
6.2.6 2 historical medium Συρακοσίων δὲ ἄνδρες, ἄγοντες ἐς Ὀλυμπίαν παρὰ Διονυσίου θυσίαν, τὸν πατέρα τοῦ Ἀντιπάτρου χρήμασιν ἀναπείθουσιν ἀναγορευθῆναί οἱ τὸν παῖδα ἐκ Συρακουσῶν· Some Syracusans, who were bringing an offering from Dionysius to Olympia, persuaded Antipater's father with money to declare that his son was from Syracuse. Refers to Syracusans bringing an offering from Dionysius and a family identification episode, which belongs to historical anecdote rather than myth or geography.
6.2.6 3 historical high Ἀντίπατρος δὲ ἐν οὐδενὶ τοῦ τυράννου τὰ δῶρα ἡγούμενος ἀνεῖπεν αὑτὸν Μιλήσιον καὶ ἀνέγραψε τῇ εἰκόνι ὡς γένος τε εἴη Μιλήσιος καὶ Ἰώνων ἀναθείη πρῶτος ἐς Ὀλυμπίαν εἰκόνα. Antipater, however, counting as nothing the gifts of the tyrant, publicly proclaimed himself to be Milesian, and inscribed upon his statue that he was Milesian by descent, and that he was the first of the Ionians to dedicate a statue at Olympia. Refers to Antipater and an inscription about his statue and Olympic dedication, a historical antiquarian notice rather than myth.
6.2.7 1 other high τούτου μὲν δὴ Πολύκλειτος τὸν ἀνδριάντα εἰργάσατο, τὸν δὲ Τιμοσθένην Εὐτυχίδης Σικυώνιος παρὰ Λυσίππῳ δεδιδαγμένος· Now the statue of this man was the work of Polycleitus, while that of Timosthenes was made by Eutychides of Sicyon, a pupil of Lysippus. Identifies sculptors and statues; antiquarian/descriptive rather than mythic or historical event.
6.2.7 2 historical high ὁ δὲ Εὐτυχίδης οὗτος καὶ Σύροις τοῖς ἐπὶ Ὀρόντῃ Τύχης ἐποίησεν ἄγαλμα, μεγάλας παρὰ τῶν ἐπιχωρίων ἔχον τιμάς. This Eutychides also created for the Syrians dwelling on the Orontes a statue of Tyche, which is held in very high honor by the local people. Refers to Eutychides' creation of a cult statue for the Syrians on the Orontes, a historical artistic commission rather than mythic narrative.
6.2.8 1 other high ἐν δὲ τῇ Ἄλτει παρὰ τὸν τοῦ Τιμοσθένους ἀνδριάντα ἀνάκειται Τίμων καὶ ὁ παῖς τοῦ Τίμωνος Αἴσυπος, παιδίον ἐπὶ ἵππῳ καθήμενον· In the Altis, next to the statue of Timosthenes, stand Timon and his son Aesypus. Describes the location and arrangement of statues in the Altis, which is antiquarian/descriptive rather than mythic or historical.
6.2.8 2 other high ἔστι γὰρ δὴ καὶ ἡ νίκη τῷ παιδὶ ἵππου κέλητος, ὁ Τίμων δὲ ἐπὶ ἅρματι ἀνηγορεύθη. Aesypus is portrayed as a child seated upon a horse. Describes an artistic portrayal of Aesypus/Timon on a horse/chariot, not a mythic event or post-500 BC historical event.
6.2.8 3 historical medium τῷ δὲ Τίμωνι εἰργάσατο καὶ τῷ παιδὶ τὰς εἰκόνας Δαίδαλος Σικυώνιος, ὃς καὶ ἐπὶ τῇ Λακωνικῇ νίκῃ τὸ ἐν τῇ Ἄλτει τρόπαιον ἐποίησεν Ἠλείοις. Indeed, the child's victory was in a horse-race, while Timon himself was proclaimed victor in the chariot-race. References a named maker and athletic victory monument; this is post-mythic, antiquarian/historical material about a real trophy and victors.
6.2.9 1 historical high ἐπίγραμμα δὲ τὸ ἐπὶ τῷ Σαμίῳ πύκτῃ τὸν ἀναθέντα μὲν ὅτι ὁ παιδοτρίβης εἴη Μύκων καὶ ὅτι Σάμιοι τὰ ἐς ἀθλητὰς καὶ ἐπὶ ναυμαχίαις εἰσὶν Ἰώνων ἄριστοι, τάδε μὲν λέγει τὸ ἐπίγραμμα. The inscription on the statue of the Samian boxer tells that Mykon, the trainer, set it up, and that the Samians are the best of the Ionians, both in contests of athletics and in naval battles. The inscription mentions the Samians’ athletic and naval prowess, including naval battles, which refers to historical civic achievement rather than myth.
6.2.9 2 other high ἐς δὲ αὐτὸν τὸν πύκτην ἐσήμαινεν οὐδέν. Such is the content of the epigram, but about the boxer himself it makes no reference at all. Comment on an epigram's content; it is antiquarian/descriptive and explicitly says it makes no reference to the boxer himself.
6.2.10 1 historical medium παρὰ δὲ Μεσσήνιος Δαμίσκος, ὃς δύο γεγονὼς ἔτη καὶ δέκα ἐνίκησεν ἐν Ὀλυμπίᾳ. Next to him is Damiskos, a Messenian, who won his Olympic victory at the age of only twelve. Olympic victory and named athlete belong to the historical/classical athletic record, not myth.
6.2.10 2 historical high θαῦμα δὲ εἴπερ ἄλλο τι καὶ τόδε ἐποιησάμην· Μεσσηνίους γὰρ ἐκ Πελοποννήσου φεύγοντας ἐπέλιπεν ἡ περὶ τὸν ἀγῶνα τύχη τὸν Ὀλυμπικόν. I considered this achievement especially remarkable, among others, since after their exile from the Peloponnese fortune ceased to favor the Messenians in the Olympic competitions. Refers to the Messenians' exile from the Peloponnese and its effect on Olympic success, a post-mythic historical event.
6.2.10 3 historical high ὅτι γὰρ μὴ Λεοντίσκος καὶ Σύμμαχος τῶν ἐπὶ πορθμῷ Μεσσηνίων, ἄλλος γε οὐδεὶς Μεσσήνιος οὔτε Σικελιώτης οὔτʼ ἐκ Ναυπάκτου δῆλός ἐστιν Ὀλυμπίασιν ἀνῃρημένος νίκην· For aside from Leontiskos and Symmachus, Messenians from the Sicilian Strait area, no other Messenian, either from Sicily or from Naupactus, is known to have achieved a victory at Olympia. Mentions named victors at Olympia and an athletic achievement, which belongs to post-500 BC historical record rather than myth.
6.2.10 4 other high εἶναι δὲ οἱ Σικελιῶται καὶ τούτους τῶν ἀρχαίων Ζαγκλαίων καὶ οὐ Μεσσηνίους φασί. And even these two, according to the Sicilians, were ancient Zancleans in origin rather than Messenians. An antiquarian ethnographic claim about origin, not a mythic event or post-500 BC historical event.
6.2.11 1 historical medium συγκατῆλθε μέντοι Μεσσηνίοις ἐς Πελοπόννησον καὶ ἡ περὶ τὸν ἀγῶνα τύχη τὸν Ὀλυμπικόν· The fortune of the Olympic contests also accompanied the Messenians upon their return into the Peloponnese. Refers to the Olympic contest and the Messenians' return, a later historical tradition rather than mythic landscape.
6.2.11 2 historical high ἐνιαυτῷ γὰρ ὕστερον τοῦ οἰκισμοῦ τοῦ Μεσσήνης ἀγόντων Ὀλύμπια Ἠλείων ἐνίκα στάδιον παῖδας ὁ Δαμίσκος οὗτος, καί οἱ καὶ πενταθλήσαντι ὕστερον ἐγένοντο ἐν Νεμέᾳ τε νῖκαι καὶ Ἰσθμοῖ. For, in the year following the founding of Messene, when the Eleans were celebrating the Olympian games, this very Damiskos won the footrace for boys; and afterward, when he competed as a pentathlete, he gained victories at both Nemea and Isthmia. Mentions the founding of Messene and named athletic victories in historical time, not myth.