Pausanias Analysis

Passage 4.31.12

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Passage 4.31.12: Depiction of Leucippus, the Leucippides, Arsinoe, and Asclepius by Omphalion

Mythic Skeptical

Greek Text

Λεύκιππός τε Ἀφαρέως ἀδελφὸς καὶ Ἱλάειρά ἐστι καὶ Φοίβη, σὺν δέ σφισιν Ἀρσινόη. γέγραπται δὲ καὶ Ἀσκληπιός, Ἀρσινόης ὢν λόγῳ τῷ Μεσσηνίων, καὶ Μαχάων καὶ Ποδαλείριος, ὅτι ἔργου τοῦ πρὸς Ἰλίῳ καὶ τούτοις μέτεστι. ταύτας τὰς γραφὰς ἔγραψεν Ὀμφαλίων , Νικίου τοῦ Νικομήδους μαθητής· οἱ δὲ αὐτὸν καὶ δουλεῦσαι παρὰ τῷ Νικίᾳ καὶ παιδικὰ γενέσθαι φασὶν αὐτοῦ.

English Translation

Depicted are Leucippus, the brother of Aphareus, along with Hilaeira and Phoebe, and Arsinoe is with them as well. Also painted is Asclepius, who according to the Messenians' tradition was the son of Arsinoe, and Machaon and Podaleirios, since these two also shared in the expedition against Ilium. These pictures were painted by Omphalion, a pupil of Nicias, son of Nicomedes. Some say Omphalion was also enslaved by Nicias and was his beloved boy.

Proper Nouns

Asclepius (Ἀσκληπιός) deity Q83223
Messenians (Μεσσήνιοι) other
Arsinoe (Ἀρσινόη) person Q40234
Aphareus (Ἀφαρεύς) person Q2410410
Hilaeira (Ἱλάειρα) person
Also in: 2.22.5
Leucippus (Λεύκιππος) person Q165589
Machaon (Μαχάων) person Q114304296
Nicias (Νικίας) person Q315822
Nikios (Νίκιος) person Q123898929
Also in: 6.5.1 7.22.6
Nicomedes (Νικομήδης) person Q21855594
Omphalion (Ὀμφαλίων) person Q11939348
Also in: 6.21.1 6.22.2
Podalirius (Ποδαλείριος) person
Also in: 3.26.10
Phoebe (Φοίβη) person Q24883319
Also in: 2.22.5 3.16.1
Ilium (Ἴλιον) place Q22647
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