Pausanias Analysis

Passage 6.1.8

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Passage 6.1.8: Polykles, victor with horses at Pytho, Isthmus, and Nemea.

Historical Non-skeptical

Greek Text

παρὰ δὲ αὐτῷ παιδία δύο τὸ μὲν τροχὸν κατέχει, τὸ δὲ αἰτεῖ τὴν ταινίαν. ἐνίκησε δὲ ὁ Πολυκλῆς ἵπποις, ὡς τὸ ἐπίγραμμα τὸ ἐπʼ αὐτῷ λέγει, καὶ Πυθοῖ καὶ Ἰσθμοῖ τε καὶ Νεμέᾳ.

English Translation

Beside him are two boys, one holding a wheel and the other reaching for the victor's ribbon. Polykles, as the inscription upon him says, won victories with horses at Pytho, Isthmus, and Nemea.

Proper Nouns

Polycles (Πολυκλῆς) person
Also in: 6.1.7 10.3.1
Nemea (Νεμέα) place Q748108
Pytho (Πυθώ) place Q23646657
Isthmus (Ἰσθμός) place Q215200
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