Pausanias Analysis

Passage 5.17.10

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Passage 5.17.10: Depictions of athletic contests (boxing, wrestling, discus, foot-race) featuring named heroes.

Mythic Non-skeptical

Greek Text

οἱ δὲ ἀποτετολμηκότες πυκτεύειν Ἄδμητος καὶ Μόψος ἐστὶν ὁ Ἄμπυκος· ἐν μέσῳ δὲ αὐτῶν ἀνὴρ ἑστηκὼς ἐπαυλεῖ, καθότι καὶ ἐφʼ ἡμῶν ἐπὶ τῷ ἅλματι αὐλεῖν τῶν πεντάθλων νομίζουσιν. Ἰάσονι δὲ καὶ Πηλεῖ τὸ ἔργον τῆς πάλης ἐξ ἴσου καθέστηκε. πεποίηται δὲ καὶ Εὐρυβώτας ἀφιεὶς δίσκον, ὅστις δὴ οὗτός ἐστιν ἐπὶ δίσκῳ φήμην ἔχων. οἱ δʼ ἐς ἅμιλλαν δρόμου καθεστηκότες Μελανίων ἐστὶ καὶ Νεοθεὺς καὶ Φαλαρεύς, τέταρτος δὲ Ἀργεῖος καὶ Ἴφικλος πέμπτος· τούτῳ δὲ νικῶντι ὀρέγει τὸν στέφανον ὁ Ἄκαστος· εἴη δʼ ἂν ὁ Πρωτεσιλάου πατὴρ τοῦ στρατεύσαντος ἐς Ἴλιον.

English Translation

Those who have dared to contend in boxing are Admetus and Mopsus, the son of Ampyx, while between them stands a man playing the flute, just as in our own day it is customary to play the flute during the athletes' broad jump in the pentathlon. Wrestling is evenly matched between Jason and Peleus. A depiction is also made of Eurybotas throwing a discus, who indeed holds a famous reputation for this event. Those positioned for the race are Melanion, Neotheus, and Phalareus; an Argive is fourth to them, and Iphiclus fifth. Acastus, who hands the victor's wreath to Iphiclus, would be none other than the father of Protesilaus who sailed to Troy.

Proper Nouns

Eurybotas (Εὐρυβώτης) person Q5413970
Melanion (Μελανίων) person
Also in: 3.12.9 5.19.2
Mopsos (Μόψος) person
Also in: 7.3.2
Neotheus (Νεοθεύς) person
Peleus (Πηλεύς) person
Protesilaos (Πρωτεσίλαος) person
Phalareus (Φαλαρεύς) person
Argive (Ἀργεῖος) person
Admetus (Ἄδμητος) person
Also in: 3.18.16 5.17.9
Acastos (Ἄκαστος) person
Ampykos (Ἄμπυκος) person
Jason (Ἰάσων) person
Iphiklos (Ἴφικλος) person
Also in: 10.29.6
Ilium (Ἴλιον) place Q22647
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