Pausanias Analysis

Passage 5.24.2

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Passage 5.24.2: Statue of Zeus dedicated by Psophis in thanks for victory in war

Historical Skeptical

Greek Text

εἰ δὲ Φωκεῦσιν ἐς πόλεμόν τινα οὗτοι κατέστησαν καὶ ἔστιν ἀπὸ Φωκέων αὐτοῖς τὸ ἀνάθημα, οὐκ ἂν ὅ γε ἱερὸς καλούμενος εἴη πόλεμος, ὃν δὲ πρότερον ἔτι ἐπολέμησαν πρὶν ἢ Μήδους καὶ βασιλέα ἐπὶ τὴν Ἑλλάδα διαβῆναι. τούτου δὲ οὐ πόρρω Ζεύς ἐστιν, ὅντινα ἀναθεῖναι Ψωφιδίους ἐπὶ πολέμου κατορθώματι τὸ ἔπος τὸ ἐπʼ αὐτῷ γεγραμμένον δηλοῖ.

English Translation

But if these men engaged in war with the Phocians, and the dedication resulted from their contest with the Phocians, the conflict at least could not be one called "sacred"; rather, it must have been some earlier war they undertook before the Persians and their king made their expedition against Greece. Not far from this is a statue of Zeus, which, as the inscription upon it makes clear, was dedicated by the people of Psophis as a thanksgiving for success in war.

Proper Nouns

Zeus (Ζεύς) deity
Medes (Μῆδοι) person
Phocians (Φωκεῖς) person
Psophidians (Ψωφίδιοι) person
Also in: 8.24.10
Hellas (Ἑλλάς) place Q7798
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