Pausanias Analysis

Passage 5.20.2

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Passage 5.20.2: Ivory-and-gold table by Kolotes depicting gods and a contest

Historical Skeptical

Greek Text

ἡ τράπεζα δὲ ἐλέφαντος μὲν πεποίηται καὶ χρυσοῦ, Κωλώτου δέ ἐστιν ἔργον· εἶναι δέ φασιν ἐξ Ἡρακλείας τὸν Κωλώτην, οἱ δὲ πολυπραγμονήσαντες σπουδῇ τὰ ἐς τοὺς πλάστας Πάριον ἀποφαίνουσιν ὄντα αὐτόν, μαθητὴν Πασιτέλους, Πασιτέλη δὲ αὐτὸν διδαχθῆναι . καὶ Ἥρα τε καὶ Ζεὺς καὶ θεῶν Μήτηρ καὶ Ἑρμῆς καὶ Ἀπόλλων μετὰ Ἀρτέμιδος πεποίηται· ὄπισθε δὲ ἡ διάθεσίς ἐστιν ἡ τοῦ ἀγῶνος.

English Translation

The table is made of ivory and gold, and is the work of Kolotes. They say that Kolotes was from Herakleia, but those who carefully investigate the sculptors declare with assurance that he was actually from Parion, a pupil of Pasiteles, who himself received instruction from Pasiteles. Represented on the table are Hera, Zeus, the Mother of the Gods, Hermes, and Apollo together with Artemis. On the back is depicted the arrangement of the contest.

Proper Nouns

Zeus (Ζεύς) deity
Mother (Meter) (Μήτηρ) deity
Apollo (Ἀπόλλων) deity
Artemis (Ἄρτεμις) deity
Hermes (Ἑρμῆς) deity
Hera (Ἥρα) deity
Kolotos (Κωλῶτος) person
Pasiteles (Πασιτέλης) person
Parion (Πάριον) place Q1411652
Heraclea (Ἡράκλεια) place
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