Pausanias Analysis

Passage 3.11.5

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Passage 3.11.5: Bronze statue of Agias, who foretold the capture of the Athenian fleet at Aegospotami.

Historical Non-skeptical

Greek Text

τοῦ δὲ Αὐγούστου δεικνύουσι πρὸς τῷ βωμῷ χαλκῆν εἰκόνα Ἀγίου. τοῦτον τὸν Ἀγίαν μαντευσάμενόν φασι Λυσάνδρῳ τὸ Ἀθηναίων ἑλεῖν ναυτικὸν περὶ Αἰγὸς ποταμοὺς πλὴν τριήρων δέκα· αὗται δὲ ἀποφεύγουσιν ἐς Κύπρον, τὰς δὲ ἄλλας οἱ Λακεδαιμόνιοι καὶ αὐτὰς καὶ τοὺς ἄνδρας αἱροῦσιν. ὁ δὲ Ἀγίας Ἀγελόχου παῖς ἦν τοῦ Τισαμενοῦ·

English Translation

Near the altar they show a bronze statue of Agias, dedicated by Augustus. They say that this Agias foretold to Lysander the capture of the Athenian fleet at Aegospotami, except for ten triremes; these ten ships escaped to Cyprus, but the rest, ships and men alike, were taken by the Lacedaemonians. Agias was the son of Agelochus, who himself was the son of Tisamenus.

Proper Nouns

Augustus (Αὔγουστος) person Q1405
Lacedaemonians (Λακεδαιμόνιοι) person
Lysander (Λύσανδρος) person
Tisamenus (Τισαμενός) person
Agelochos (Ἀγέλοχος) person
Athenians (Ἀθηναῖοι) person
Agios (Ἅγιος) person
Aegospotami (Αἶγος ποταμοί) place Q404513
Cyprus (Κύπρος) place Q229 Pleiades
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