Pausanias Analysis

Passage 6.1.3

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Passage 6.1.3: Statues of wrestlers Symmachos, Neolaidas, and Archedamos by Alypos near Hera's temple

Historical Non-skeptical

Greek Text

ἔστιν ἐν δεξιᾷ τοῦ ναοῦ τῆς Ἥρας ἀνδρὸς εἰκὼν παλαιστοῦ, γένος δὲ ἦν Ἠλεῖος, Σύμμαχος Αἰσχύλου· παρὰ δὲ αὐτὸν ἐκ Φενεοῦ τῆς Ἀρκάδων Νεολαΐδας Προξένου, πυγμῆς ἐν παισὶν ἀνῃρημένος νίκην· ἐφεξῆς δὲ Ἀρχέδαμος Ξενίου, καταβαλὼν καὶ οὗτος παλαιστὰς παῖδας, γένος καὶ αὐτὸς Ἠλεῖος. τούτων τῶν κατειλεγμένων εἰργάσατο Ἄλυπος τὰς εἰκόνας Σικυώνιος, Ναυκύδους τοῦ Ἀργείου μαθητής.

English Translation

On the right side of the temple of Hera stands the statue of a wrestler named Symmachos, son of Aischylos, an Eleian by birth. Beside him is Neolaidas son of Proxenos, from Pheneos in Arcadia, who won a victory in boxing among boys. Next to him stands Archedamos son of Xenias, another Eleian, who likewise overcame boy wrestlers. All of these aforementioned statues were crafted by Alypos of Sikyon, a pupil of Naukydes the Argive.

Proper Nouns

Hera (Ἥρα) deity
Naukydes the Argive (Ναυκύδης ὁ Ἀργεῖος) person
Neolaidas son of Proxenos (Νεολαΐδας Προξένος) person
Symmachos son of Aischylos (Σύμμαχος Ἀισχύλος) person
Archedamus son of Xenius (Ἀρχέδαμος Ξένιος) person
Alypos (Ἄλυπος) person
Also in: 6.8.5 10.9.10
Sicyonian (Σικυώνιος) place
Also in: 5.21.3 6.3.5 6.9.1
Pheneus (Φενεός) place Q12885741
of Argos (Ἀργεῖος) place Q10417789
Arcadians (Ἀρκάδες) place Q11906401
Eleian (Ἠλεῖος) place
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