Pausanias Analysis

Passage 5.19.1

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Passage 5.19.1: Chest reliefs: Boreas and Oreithyia; Heracles vs Geryon; Theseus and Ariadne; Achilles vs Memnon

Mythic Non-skeptical

Greek Text

τέταρτα δὲ ἐπὶ τῇ λάρνακι ἐξ ἀριστερᾶς περιιόντι Βορέας ἐστὶν ἡρπακὼς Ὠρείθυιαν---οὐραὶ δὲ ὄφεων ἀντὶ ποδῶν εἰσὶν αὐτῷ---καὶ Ἡρακλέους ὁ πρὸς Γηρυόνην ἀγών· τρεῖς δὲ ἄνδρες Γηρυόνης εἰσὶν ἀλλήλοις προσεχόμενοι. Θησεὺς δὲ ἔχων λύραν καὶ παρʼ αὐτὸν Ἀριάδνη κατέχουσά ἐστι στέφανον. Ἀχιλλεῖ δὲ καὶ Μέμνονι μαχομένοις παρεστήκασιν αἱ μητέρες·

English Translation

Fourth upon the chest, as one proceeds from the left, is Boreas carrying away Oreithyia—his feet replaced by serpents' tails—and also the combat of Heracles against Geryon; Geryon himself appears as three men joined closely to one another. There is Theseus holding a lyre, with Ariadne beside him cradling a crown. Standing beside Achilles and Memnon as they fight are their mothers.

Proper Nouns

Boreas (Βορέας) deity Q109220
Geryon (Γηρυόνης) person
Theseus (Θησεύς) person
Memnon (Μέμνων) person
Ariadne (Ἀριάδνη) person
Achilles (Ἀχιλλεύς) person
Heracles (Ἡρακλῆς) person
Oreithyia (Ὠρείθυια) person
Also in: 1.19.5 1.38.2
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