Pausanias Analysis

Passage 5.11.5

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Passage 5.11.5: Wall paintings by Panainos depicting Atlas, Heracles, Theseus, and other myths

Mythic Non-skeptical

Greek Text

τούτων τῶν ἐρυμάτων ὅσον μὲν ἀπαντικρὺ τῶν θυρῶν ἐστιν, ἀλήλιπται κυανῷ μόνον, τὰ δὲ λοιπὰ αὐτῶν παρέχεται Παναίνου γραφάς. ἐν δὲ αὐταῖς ἔστι μὲν οὐρανὸν καὶ γῆν Ἄτλας ἀνέχων, παρέστηκε δὲ καὶ Ἡρακλῆς ἐκδέξασθαι τὸ ἄχθος ἐθέλων τοῦ Ἄτλαντος, ἔτι δὲ Θησεύς τε καὶ Πειρίθους καὶ Ἑλλάς τε καὶ Σαλαμὶς ἔχουσα ἐν τῇ χειρὶ τὸν ἐπὶ ταῖς ναυσὶν ἄκραις ποιούμενον κόσμον, Ἡρακλέους τε τῶν ἀγωνισμάτων τὸ ἐς τὸν λέοντα τὸν ἐν Νεμέᾳ καὶ τὸ ἐς Κασσάνδραν παρανόμημα Αἴαντος,

English Translation

Of these walls, the portion directly opposite the doors is merely painted in blue, but the rest display paintings by Panainos. Among these paintings is Atlas supporting heaven and earth, and beside him stands Heracles willingly accepting the burden from Atlas. In addition are depicted Theseus and Peirithous, Hellas, and Salamis, holding in her hand the ornament for the prows of vessels. Also shown are Heracles' contest with the lion in Nemea, and the sacrilege committed by Ajax against Cassandra.

Proper Nouns

Ge (Earth) (Γῆ) deity
Uranus (Οὐρανός) deity
Ajax (Αἴας) person Q14566703
Theseus (Θησεύς) person
Cassandra (Κασσάνδρα) person
Panaenus (Πάναινος) person
Also in: 5.11.6
Peirithous (Πειρίθοος) person
Atlas (Ἄτλας) person
Heracles (Ἡρακλῆς) person
Nemea (Νεμέα) place Q748108
Salamis (Σαλαμίς) place Q767089
Hellas (Ἑλλάς) place Q7798
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