Pausanias Analysis

Passage 5.23.1

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Passage 5.23.1: Statue of Zeus dedicated by the Greek contingents who fought at Plataea.

Historical Non-skeptical

Greek Text

παρεξιόντι δὲ παρὰ τὴν ἐς τὸ βουλευτήριον ἔσοδον Ζεύς τε ἕστηκεν ἐπίγραμμα ἔχων οὐδὲν καὶ αὖθις ὡς πρὸς ἄρκτον ἐπιστρέψαντι ἄγαλμά ἐστι Διός· τοῦτο τέτραπται μὲν πρὸς ἀνίσχοντα ἥλιον, ἀνέθεσαν δὲ Ἑλλήνων ὅσοι Πλαταιᾶσιν ἐμαχέσαντο ἐναντία Μαρδονίου τε καὶ Μήδων. εἰσὶ δὲ καὶ ἐγγεγραμμέναι κατὰ τοῦ βάθρου τὰ δεξιὰ αἱ μετασχοῦσαι πόλεις τοῦ ἔργου, Λακεδαιμόνιοι μὲν πρῶτοι, μετὰ δὲ αὐτοὺς Ἀθηναῖοι, τρίτοι δὲ γεγραμμένοι καὶ τέταρτοι Κορίνθιοί τε καὶ Σικυώνιοι,

English Translation

As you pass by the entrance to the Council-chamber, there stands a statue of Zeus, bearing no inscription. Turning further toward the north, there is another statue of Zeus; this one faces the rising sun, and was dedicated by those Greeks who fought at Plataea against Mardonius and the Medes. Upon the right side of its pedestal are inscribed the names of the cities that took part in the battle: first come the Lacedaemonians, next after them the Athenians; third and fourth listed are the Corinthians and the Sicyonians.

Proper Nouns

Zeus (Ζεύς) deity
Corinthians (Κορίνθιοι) person
Lacedaemonians (Λακεδαιμόνιοι) person
Mardonius (Μαρδόνιος) person
Medes (Μῆδοι) person
Sicyonians (Σικυώνιοι) person
Athenians (Ἀθηναῖοι) person
Hellenes (Ἕλληνες) person
Plataea (Πλαταιαί) place Q742538
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