Pausanias Analysis

Passage 5.19.4

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Passage 5.19.4: Agamemnon's shield showing Phobos and the fight over Iphidamas.

Mythic Non-skeptical

Greek Text

τοῦτο μὲν δὴ τὸ ἔπος οὕτω πεποίηται· Ἰφιδάμαντος δὲ τοῦ Ἀντήνορος κειμένου μαχόμενος πρὸς Ἀγαμέμνονα ὑπὲρ αὐτοῦ Κόων ἐστί· Φόβος δὲ ἐπὶ τοῦ Ἀγαμέμνονος τῇ ἀσπίδι ἔπεστιν, ἔχων τὴν κεφαλὴν λέοντος. ἐπιγράμματα δὲ ὑπὲρ μὲν τοῦ Ἰφιδάμαντος νεκροῦ, Ἰφιδάμας οὗτός τε Κόων περιμάρναται αὐτοῦ· τοῦ Ἀγαμέμνονος δὲ ἐπὶ τῇ ἀσπίδι,

English Translation

This verse, indeed, is composed as follows; Iphidamas, the son of Antenor, is lying on the ground, and Koön is fighting against Agamemnon in defense of him. On the shield of Agamemnon there stands Fear (Phobos), bearing a lion's head. The inscriptions are, above the corpse of Iphidamas: "This is Iphidamas, and Koön fights in defense of him;" and upon the shield of Agamemnon:

Proper Nouns

Phobos (Φόβος) deity
Also in: 5.19.5 9.36.3
Agamemnon (Ἀγαμέμνων) person
Antenor (Ἀντήνωρ) person
Also in: 1.8.5 4.36.4
Iphidamas (Ἰφιδάμας) person
Also in: 4.36.4
Cos (Κῶς) place Q187027 Pleiades
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