Pausanias Analysis

Passage 5.27.2

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Passage 5.27.2: Horse-and-charioteer dedications at Olympia by Dionysios of Argos and Simon the Aeginetan.

Historical Non-skeptical

Greek Text

τὰ δὲ ἐς Ὀλυμπίαν δύο τέ εἰσιν ἵπποι καὶ ἡνίοχοι δύο, ἑκατέρῳ τῶν ἵππων παρεστὼς ἀνὴρ ἡνίοχος· ὁ μὲν δὴ πρότερος τῶν ἵππων καὶ ὁ ἀνὴρ Διονυσίου τοῦ Ἀργείου, τὰ δεύτερα δὲ ἔργα ἐστὶν Αἰγινήτου Σίμωνος . τῷ προτέρῳ δὲ τῶν ἵππων ἐπίγραμμα ἔπεστιν ἐπὶ τῇ πλευρᾷ, τὰ πρῶτα οὐ σὺν μέτρῳ· λέγει γὰρ δὴ οὕτω· Φόρμις ἀνέθηκεν Ἀρκὰς Μαινάλιος, νῦν δὲ Συρακόσιος.

English Translation

The dedications at Olympia consist of two horses with two charioteers; next to each horse stands a charioteer. The first pair of horse and man were made by Dionysios of Argos, while the second are works by Simon the Aeginetan. On the flank of the first horse there is an inscription; the opening words are not in metrical form, but read thus: "Dedicated by Phormis, an Arcadian from Mainalos, but now of Syracuse."

Proper Nouns

Mainalian (Μαινάλιος) other
Also in: 5.26.6
Aeginetan (Αἰγίνης) person
Dionysios (Διονύσιος) person
Simon (Σίμων) person
Syracusan (Συρακόσιος) person
Also in: 5.27.7
Phormis (Φόρμις) person
Argive (Ἀργεῖος) person
Arcadian (Ἀρκάς) person
Olympia (Ὀλυμπία) place Q38888 Pleiades
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