Pausanias Analysis

Passage 5.8.4

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Passage 5.8.4: Athletic victories by Heracles, Iolaus, Polydeuces, and other competitors.

Mythic Skeptical

Greek Text

ἡνιόχει δὲ καὶ ἄλλως ὁ Ἰόλαος Ἡρακλεῖ τὰς ἵππους· αὐτός τε οὖν ἅρματι καὶ Ἰάσιος ἀνὴρ Ἀρκὰς κέλητος ἐνίκησεν ἵππου δρόμῳ, Τυνδάρεω δὲ οἱ παῖδες ὁ μὲν δρόμῳ, Πολυδεύκης δὲ πυκτεύων. λέγεται δὲ καὶ ἐς αὐτὸν Ἡρακλέα ὡς πάλης τε ἀνέλοιτο καὶ παγκρατίου νίκας.

English Translation

Iolaus also served otherwise as a charioteer, driving horses for Heracles. Hence, he personally won with his chariot, while Iasius, an Arcadian man, won the mounted horse-race. Among the sons of Tyndareus, one was victorious in the foot-race, while Polydeuces prevailed in boxing. It is also said that Heracles himself won victories in both wrestling and the pankration.

Proper Nouns

Polydeuces (Πολυδεύκης) person
Tyndareus (Τυνδάρεως) person
Arcadian (Ἀρκάς) person
Heracles (Ἡρακλῆς) person
Iasios (Ἰάσιος) person
Iolaus (Ἰόλαος) person
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