Pausanias Analysis

Passage 3.18.14

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Passage 3.18.14: Throne reliefs of Tyndareus' sons, sphinxes and beasts, with a Magnesian chorus.

Mythic Non-skeptical

Greek Text

τοῦ θρόνου δὲ πρὸς τοῖς ἄνω πέρασιν ἐφʼ ἵππων ἑκατέρωθέν εἰσιν οἱ Τυνδάρεω παῖδες· καὶ σφίγγες τέ εἰσιν ὑπὸ τοῖς ἵπποις καὶ θηρία ἄνω θέοντα, τῇ μὲν πάρδαλις, κατὰ δὲ τὸν Πολυδεύκην λέαινα. ἀνωτάτω δὲ χορὸς ἐπὶ τῷ θρόνῳ πεποίηται, Μάγνητες οἱ συνειργασμένοι Βαθυκλεῖ τὸν θρόνον.

English Translation

At the upper edges of the throne, on either side, are the sons of Tyndareus mounted upon horses. Beneath the horses there are sphinxes, and wild beasts running upwards—a leopard on one side and, beneath Polydeuces, a lioness. At the highest point of the throne a chorus is carved, the Magnesians who assisted Bathykles in crafting the throne.

Proper Nouns

Bathycles (Βαθυκλῆς) person Q2891279
Polydeuces (Πολυδεύκης) person
Tyndareus (Τυνδάρεως) person
Magnetes (Μάγνης) place Q3387769
Also in: 3.18.9 10.4.6
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