Pausanias Analysis

Passage 5.19.2

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Passage 5.19.2: Chest depicting Ajax vs Hector, Eris, Melanion & Atalanta, and the Dioscuri with Helen.

Mythic Non-skeptical

Greek Text

ἔστι δὲ καὶ Μελανίων καὶ Ἀταλάντη παρʼ αὐτὸν ἔχουσα ἐλάφου νεβρόν. μονομαχοῦντος δὲ Αἴαντι Ἕκτορος κατὰ τὴν πρόκλησιν, μεταξὺ ἕστηκεν αὐτῶν Ἔρις αἰσχίστη τὸ εἶδος ἐοικυῖα· πρὸς δὲ ταύτῃ καὶ Καλλιφῶν Σάμιος ἐν Ἀρτέμιδος ἱερῷ τῆς Ἐφεσίας ἐποίησεν Ἔριν, τὴν μάχην γράψας τὴν ἐπὶ ταῖς ναυσὶν Ἑλλήνων. εἰσὶ δὲ ἐπὶ τῇ λάρνακι Διόσκουροι, ὁ ἕτερος οὐκ ἔχων πω γένεια, μέση δὲ αὐτῶν Ἑλένη·

English Translation

There are also Melanion and Atalanta depicted beside him, holding a fawn of a deer. Between Ajax and Hector, as they fight in single combat in response to the challenge, stands Strife (Eris), most repulsive in shape and appearance. Similar to this, Calliphon of Samos also depicted Strife in the sanctuary of Artemis at Ephesus, painting the battle of the Greeks by the ships. On the chest are represented the Dioscuri, one of whom does not yet have a beard, and between them stands Helen.

Proper Nouns

Dioscuri (Διόσκουροι) deity
Artemis (Ἄρτεμις) deity
Eris (Ἔρις) deity
Hellenes (Ἕλληνες) other
Ajax (Αἴας) person Q14566703
Calliphon (Καλλιφῶν) person
Melanion (Μελανίων) person
Also in: 3.12.9 5.17.10
Atalanta (Ἀταλάντη) person
Helen (Ἑλένη) person
Hector (Ἕκτωρ) person
Samos (Σάμος) place Q13580795
of Ephesus (Ἐφεσία) place Q514706
Also in: 5.12.4 7.2.6
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