Pausanias Analysis

Passage 5.21.2

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Passage 5.21.2: The Zanes, bronze Zeus statues funded by fines on athletes.

Historical Non-skeptical

Greek Text

ἰόντι γὰρ ἐπὶ τὸ στάδιον τὴν ὁδὸν τὴν ἀπὸ τοῦ Μητρῴου, ἔστιν ἐν ἀριστερᾷ κατὰ τὸ πέρας τοῦ ὄρους τοῦ Κρονίου λίθου τε πρὸς αὐτῷ τῷ ὄρει κρηπὶς καὶ ἀναβασμοὶ διʼ αὐτῆς· πρὸς δὲ τῇ κρηπῖδι ἀγάλματα Διὸς ἀνάκειται χαλκᾶ. ταῦτα ἐποιήθη μὲν ἀπὸ χρημάτων ἐπιβληθείσης ἀθληταῖς ζημίας ὑβρίσασιν ἐς τὸν ἀγῶνα, καλοῦνται δὲ ὑπὸ τῶν ἐπιχωρίων Ζᾶνες.

English Translation

As one travels the road toward the stadium from the Metroön, there stands on the left, at the very end of the Cronian hill and near the mountain itself, a stone platform with steps leading up through it. Upon this platform there are set bronze statues of Zeus. These statues were made with money collected from fines imposed upon athletes who committed offenses of hubris during the games; the local people call them Zanes.

Proper Nouns

Zeus (Ζεύς) deity
Zanes (Ζᾶνες) other
Kronion (Κρόνιον) place Q1250184
Also in: 6.19.1 6.20.1
Metroön (Μητρῷον) place Q739798
Also in: 5.20.9 10.30.9
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