Pausanias Analysis

Passage 10.1.10

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Passage 10.1.10: Phocian offerings at Delphi by Aristomedon of Argos

Historical Non-skeptical

Greek Text

τό τε λόγιον τὸ γεγενημένον τοῖς Φωκεῦσι παρὰ τοῦ Ἀπόλλωνος καὶ τοῖς πᾶσιν Ἕλλησιν ἐγνώσθη· τὸ γὰρ σύνθημα κατὰ τὰ αὐτὰ ὑπὸ τῶν στρατηγούντων ἐδίδοτο ἐν ταῖς μάχαις Θεσσαλοῖς μὲν Ἀθηνᾶς Ἰτωνίας, τοῖς δὲ ὁ ἐπώνυμος Φῶκος. ἀπὸ τούτου δὲ τοῦ ἔργου καὶ ἀναθήματα οἱ Φωκεῖς ἀπέστειλαν ἐς Δελφοὺς Ἀπόλλωνα καὶ Τελλίαν τότε τὸν μάντιν καὶ ὅσοι μαχομένοις ἄλλοι σφίσιν ἐστρατήγησαν, σὺν δὲ αὐτοῖς καὶ ἥρωας τῶν ἐπιχωρίων· ἔργα δὲ αἱ εἰκόνες Ἀριστομέδοντός εἰσιν Ἀργείου.

English Translation

The oracle that had been given to the Phocians from Apollo became known to all the Greeks; for in battles, the commanders gave passwords accordingly: the Thessalians used "Athena Itonia," and the Phocians theirs after their ancestor, "Phocus." Due to this deed, the Phocians sent offerings to Delphi, including statues of Apollo, of the seer Tellias who was then their prophet, and of those who had served as generals during their battles, as well as statues of local heroes along with them. These sculptures are works by Aristomedon of Argos.

Proper Nouns

Athena Itonia (Ἀθηνᾶ Ἰτωνία) deity
Also in: 9.34.1
Apollo (Ἀπόλλων) deity
Thessalians (Θεσσαλοί) person
Tellias (Τελλίας) person
Phocians (Φωκεῖς) person
Phocus (Φῶκος) person
Argive (Ἀργεῖος) person
Aristomedon (Ἀριστομέδων) person
Hellenes (Ἕλληνες) person
Delphi (Δελφοί) place Q75459 Pleiades
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