Pausanias Analysis

Passage 4.31.12

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Passage 4.31.12: Depiction of Leukippos, the Leucippides, Arsinoe, and Asklepios 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 Leukippos, the brother of Aphareus, along with Hilaeira and Phoibe, and Arsinoe is with them as well. Also painted is Asklepios, 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 Nikias, son of Nikomedes. Some say Omphalion was also enslaved by Nikias and was his beloved boy.

Proper Nouns

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