Pausanias Analysis

Passage 6.1.1

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Passage 6.1.1: Victorious Olympic horses and athletes, some without statues.

Historical Non-skeptical

Greek Text

ἕπεται δέ μοι τῷ λόγῳ τῷ ἐς τὰ ἀναθήματα τὸ μετὰ τοῦτο ἤδη ποιήσασθαι καὶ ἵππων ἀγωνιστῶν μνήμην καὶ ἀνδρῶν ἀθλητῶν τε καὶ ἰδιωτῶν ὁμοίως. τῶν δὲ νικησάντων Ὀλυμπίασιν οὐχ ἁπάντων εἰσὶν ἑστηκότες ἀνδριάντες, ἀλλὰ καὶ ἀποδειξάμενοι λαμπρὰ ἐς τὸν ἀγῶνα, οἱ δὲ καὶ ἐπὶ ἄλλοις ἔργοις, ὅμως οὐ τετυχήκασιν εἰκόνων·

English Translation

Following my account of the dedications, it is now appropriate for me next to make mention also of victorious racehorses, and likewise of athletes and private individuals. However, not all of those who triumphed at Olympia have statues erected in their honor; rather, some who have performed brilliantly in the competition, and others who excelled also in various deeds, nevertheless obtained no images whatsoever.

Proper Nouns

Olympia (Ὀλυμπία) place Q38888 Pleiades
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