Pausanias Analysis

Passage 3.15.7

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Passage 3.15.7: Temple of Hipposthenes and the chained statue of Enyalius

Historical Skeptical

Greek Text

πλησίον δέ ἐστιν Ἱπποσθένους ναός, ᾧ γεγόνασιν αἱ πολλαὶ νῖκαι πάλης· σέβουσι δὲ ἐκ μαντεύματος τὸν Ἱπποσθένην ἅτε Ποσειδῶνι τιμὰς νέμοντες. τοῦ ναοῦ δὲ ἀπαντικρὺ πέδας ἐστὶν ἔχων Ἐνυάλιος, ἄγαλμα ἀρχαῖον. γνώμη δὲ Λακεδαιμονίων τε ἐς τοῦτό ἐστιν ἄγαλμα καὶ Ἀθηναίων ἐς τὴν Ἄπτερον καλουμένην Νίκην, τῶν μὲν οὔποτε τὸν Ἐνυάλιον φεύγοντα οἰχήσεσθαί σφισιν ἐνεχόμενον ταῖς πέδαις, Ἀθηναίων δὲ τὴν Νίκην αὐτόθι ἀεὶ μενεῖν οὐκ ὄντων πτερῶν. τόνδε μέν εἰσιν αἱ πόλεις αὗται τὰ ξόανα τὸν τρόπον ἱδρυμέναι καὶ ἐπὶ δόξῃ τοιαύτῃ·

English Translation

Nearby is a temple dedicated to Hipposthenes, who achieved many victories in wrestling. They honor Hipposthenes according to an oracle, granting him reverence similar to that given to Poseidon. Directly opposite this temple stands an ancient statue of Enyalius bound in chains. The Spartans hold the same belief about this statue that the Athenians do about the figure they call Wingless Victory: the Spartans think that, because Enyalius is bound, he can never flee from them, while the Athenians believe their Victory will remain forever since she has no wings. In such manner and with such purpose have these cities set up these statues.

Proper Nouns

Nike (Νίκη) deity
Poseidon (Ποσειδῶν) deity
Apteros (Ἄπτερος) deity
Also in: 1.22.4
Enyalios (Ἐνυάλιος) deity
Lacedaemonians (Λακεδαιμόνιοι) person
Athenians (Ἀθηναῖοι) person
Hipposthenes (Ἱπποσθένης) person
Also in: 3.13.9 5.8.9
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