Pausanias Analysis

Passage 2.22.7

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Passage 2.22.7: Temple of Hecate with statues by Scopas, Polycleitus, and Naucydes near Eileithyia.

Mythic Skeptical

Greek Text

καὶ ἐπὶ τῷδε Εὐφορίων Χαλκιδεὺς καὶ Πλευρώνιος Ἀλέξανδρος ἔπη ποιήσαντες, πρότερον δὲ ἔτι Στησίχορος ὁ Ἱμεραῖος, κατὰ ταὐτά φασιν Ἀργείοις Θησέως εἶναι θυγατέρα Ἰφιγένειαν. τοῦ δὲ ἱεροῦ τῆς Εἰληθυίας πέραν ἐστὶν Ἑκάτης ναός, Σκόπα δὲ τὸ ἄγαλμα ἔργον. τοῦτο μὲν λίθου· τὰ δʼ ἀπαντικρὺ χαλκᾶ, Ἑκάτης καὶ ταῦτα ἀγάλματα, τὸ μὲν Πολύκλειτος ἐποίησε, τὸ δὲ ἀδελφὸς Πολυκλείτου Ναυκύδης †Μόθωνος.

English Translation

On this matter Euphorion of Chalcis and Alexander of Pleuron, who composed poems, as well as Stesichorus of Himera even earlier, agree with the Argives, claiming similarly that Iphigenia was the daughter of Theseus. Beyond the sanctuary of Eileithyia stands a temple of Hecate, with a statue by Scopas; this one is of stone. Opposite it are bronze statues, also representations of Hecate; one made by Polycleitus, the other by Polycleitus' brother Naucydes of Argos.

Proper Nouns

Eileithyia (Εἰλείθυια) deity
Hecate (Ἑκάτη) deity
Euphorion (Εὐφορίων) person Q921175
Also in: 2.24.4 8.37.6
Theseus (Θησεύς) person
Mothon (Μόθων) person
Also in: 4.35.1
Naukydes (Ναυκύδης) person
Also in: 6.8.4 6.9.3
Pleuronian (Πλευρώνιος) person
Polykleitos (Πολύκλειτος) person
Skopas (Σκόπας) person
Stesichorus (Στησίχορος) person
Chalcidians (Χαλκιδεύς) person
Also in: 5.23.2
Alexander (Ἀλέξανδρος) person
Iphigenia (Ἰφιγένεια) person
Himeraean (Ἱμεραῖος) person
Argives (Ἀργεῖοι) place Q10417789
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