Pausanias Analysis

Passage 3.18.8

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Passage 3.18.8: Tripods and accompanying statues dedicated for the victory at Aegospotami.

Historical Non-skeptical

Greek Text

ὑπὸ μὲν δὴ τῷ πρώτῳ τρίποδι Ἀφροδίτης ἄγαλμα ἑστήκει, Ἄρτεμις δὲ ὑπὸ τῷ δευτέρῳ, Γιτιάδα καὶ αὐτοὶ τέχνη καὶ τὰ ἐπειργασμένα, ὁ τρίτος δέ ἐστιν Αἰγινήτου Κάλλωνος · ὑπὸ τούτῳ δὲ ἄγαλμα Κόρης τῆς Δήμητρος ἕστηκεν. Ἀρίστανδρος δὲ Πάριος καὶ Πολύκλειτος Ἀργεῖος ὁ μὲν γυναῖκα ἐποίησεν ἔχουσαν λύραν, Σπάρτην δῆθεν, Πολύκλειτος δὲ Ἀφροδίτην παρὰ Ἀμυκλαίῳ καλουμένην. οὗτοι δὲ οἱ τρίποδες μεγέθει τε ὑπὲρ τοὺς ἄλλους εἰσὶ καὶ ἀπὸ τῆς νίκης τῆς ἐν Αἰγὸς ποταμοῖς ἀνετέθησαν.

English Translation

Beneath the first tripod stood an image of Aphrodite, and Artemis was under the second—both the works themselves and the workmanship of Gitiadas. The third tripod is the work of Callon of Aegina, and beneath it stands a statue of Kore, daughter of Demeter. Aristandros of Paros made a figure of a woman holding a lyre, said to represent Sparta, while Polycleitus of Argos made an Aphrodite named "beside Amyclaeus." These tripods surpass the others in size and were dedicated for the victory at Aegospotami.

Proper Nouns

Artemis (Ἄρτεμις) deity Q39503
Aphrodite (Ἀφροδίτη) deity Q35500
Demeter (Δήμητρα) deity Q40730
Kore of Demeter (Κόρη τῆς Δήμητρος) deity
Aristandros (Ἀρίστανδρος) person Q15619665
Also in: 8.30.10
Gitiades (Γιτιάδης) person Q1010778
Callon of Aegina (Κάλλων Αἰγινήτης) person
Polycleitus (Πολύκλειτος) person Q193422
Aigospotamoi (Αἰγὸς ποταμοί) place Q404513
Also in: 3.17.4 10.38.10
Amyclae (Ἀμύκλαι) place Q13074886
of Argos (Ἀργεῖος) place Q10417789
Parian (Πάριος) place
Sparta (Σπάρτη) place Q5690 Pleiades
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