Pausanias Analysis

Passage 5.24.1

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Passage 5.24.1: Two statues of Zeus by Musus and Ascarus near the altar of Zeus and Poseidon Laoites.

Historical Non-skeptical

Greek Text

παρὰ δὲ τοῦ Λαοίτα Διὸς καὶ Ποσειδῶνος Λαοίτα δὲ , παρὰ τούτων τὸν βωμὸν Ζεὺς ἐπὶ χαλκοῦ βάθρου δῶρον μὲν τοῦ Κορινθίων δήμου, Μούσου δέ ἐστι ποίημα, ὅστις δὴ οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ Μοῦσος. ἀπὸ δὲ τοῦ βουλευτηρίου πρὸς τὸν ναὸν ἐρχομένῳ τὸν μέγαν ἔστιν ἄγαλμα ἐν ἀριστερᾷ Διός, ἐστεφανωμένον δὲ οἷα δὴ ἄνθεσι, καὶ ἐν τῇ δεξιᾷ χειρὶ αὐτοῦ κεραυνὸς πεποίηται. τοῦτο δέ ἐστιν Ἀσκάρου τέχνη Θηβαίου, διδαχθέντος παρὰ τῷ Σικυωνίῳ Κανάχῳ· τὸ δὲ ἐπίγραμμα τὸ ἐπʼ αὐτῷ δεκάτην ἀπὸ τοῦ πολέμου Φωκέων καὶ Θεσσαλῶν φησιν εἶναι.

English Translation

Next to Zeus surnamed Laoites and Poseidon Laoites—and beside the altar belonging to them—is Zeus standing upon a bronze pedestal, a gift dedicated by the people of Corinth. This statue is the work of Musus, whoever this Musus may be. As one goes from the council-chamber towards the great temple, there is another statue of Zeus on the left hand; he is crowned, as it appears, with flowers, and in his right hand he holds a crafted thunderbolt. This statue is the work of Ascarus, a Theban, who was the pupil of Canachus of Sicyon. The inscription on it states that it was dedicated as a tithe from the war between the Phocians and the Thessalians.

Proper Nouns

Zeus (Ζεύς) deity
Laoitas (Λαοῖτας) deity
Poseidon (Ποσειδῶν) deity
Kanachos (Κάναχος) person
Mousos (Μοῦσος) person
Askaros (Ἄσκαρος) person
Thessalians (Θεσσαλοί) place Q3984995
Theban (Θηβαῖος) place
Corinth (Κόρινθος) place Q1363688 Pleiades
Sicyon (Σικυών) place Q368628 Pleiades
Phocis (Φωκεύς) place Q2637650
Bouleuterion (βουλευτήριον) place
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