Pausanias Analysis

Passage 10.16.8

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Passage 10.16.8: Echecratides' dedication of Apollo's first votive image at Delphi

Historical Skeptical

Greek Text

Ἐχεκρατίδης δὲ ἀνὴρ Λαρισαῖος τὸν Ἀπόλλωνα ἀνέθηκε τὸν μικρόν· καὶ ἁπάντων πρῶτον τεθῆναι τῶν ἀναθημάτων τοῦτό φασιν οἱ Δελφοί.

English Translation

Echecratides, a man from Larissa, dedicated the small image of Apollo; the Delphians say this was the very first votive offering set up there.

Proper Nouns

Apollo (Ἀπόλλων) deity
Echekratides (Ἐχεκρατίδης) person
Delphi (Δελφοί) place Q75459 Pleiades
Larisa (Λάρισα) place Q178405 Pleiades
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