Pausanias Analysis

Passage 6.1.5

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Passage 6.1.5: Deinolochos' dream-inspired victory and dedication of his statue.

Historical Non-skeptical

Greek Text

ἀπὸ τούτου δὲ καὶ νόμος ἐγένετο Ἠλείοις μηδὲ ἵππους τοῦ λοιποῦ τῶν ἑλλανοδικούντων καθιέναι μηδένα---, τούτου μὲν δὴ τὸν ἀνδριάντα ἐποίησε Λύσιππος · ἡ δὲ τοῦ Δεινολόχου μήτηρ εἶδεν ὄψιν ὀνείρατος ὡς ἔχοιτο τοῦ παιδὸς ἐν τοῖς κόλποις ἐστεφανωμένου, καὶ τοῦδε ἕνεκα ἐς τὸν ἀγῶνα ὁ Δεινόλοχος ἠσκήθη καὶ τοὺς παῖδας παρέθει τρέχων. Σικυωνίου δὲ Κλέωνός ἐστιν ἡ εἰκών.

English Translation

From this event onward the Eleans passed a law that none of the Hellanodikai should enter horses for the competitions thereafter. Lysippos made the statue of this man. Now, Deinolochos' mother dreamed that she held her son in her arms crowned with a victor's wreath. Because of this vision, Deinolochos trained himself for the contest and outran the boys competing against him. The statue is the work of Kleon from Sikyon.

Proper Nouns

Deinolokhos (Δείνολοχος) person Q22978056
Kleon (Κλέων) person
Lysippos (Λύσιππος) person
Sicyon (Σικυών) place Q368628 Pleiades
Eleians (Ἠλεῖοι) place Q6536845
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