Pausanias Analysis

Passage 5.26.5

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Passage 5.26.5: Micythus dedicated offerings at Olympia for his son's recovery.

Historical Non-skeptical

Greek Text

τὰ δὲ ἐπὶ τοῖς ἀναθήμασιν ἐπιγράμματα καὶ πατέρα Μικύθῳ Χοῖρον καὶ Ἑλληνίδας αὐτῷ πόλεις Ῥήγιόν τε πατρίδα καὶ τὴν ἐπὶ τῷ πορθμῷ Μεσσήνην δίδωσιν· οἰκεῖν δὲ τὰ μὲν ἐπιγράμματα ἐν Τεγέᾳ φησιν αὐτόν, τὰ δὲ ἀναθήματα ἀνέθηκεν ἐς Ὀλυμπίαν εὐχήν τινα ἐκτελῶν ἐπὶ σωτηρίᾳ παιδὸς νοσήσαντος νόσον φθινάδα.

English Translation

The inscriptions upon the offerings name Choerus as the father of Micythus, and they attribute to him the Greek cities of Rhegium, his homeland, and Messene by the strait. According to the inscriptions, Micythus was then living in Tegea; the offerings he dedicated at Olympia were made in fulfillment of a vow he undertook for the recovery of his son from a wasting illness.

Proper Nouns

Micythus (Μίκυθος) person
Choerus (Χοῖρος) person
Messene (Μεσσήνη) place Q1022117
Tegea (Τεγέα) place Q645234 Pleiades
Olympia (Ὀλυμπία) place Q38888 Pleiades
Rhegion (Ῥήγιον) place Q3429952
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