Pausanias Analysis

Passage 6.11.9

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Passage 6.11.9: Statues of the athlete Theagenes, notably his Olympia statue by Glaukias.

Historical Non-skeptical

Greek Text

πολλαχοῦ δὲ καὶ ἑτέρωθι ἔν τε Ἕλλησιν οἶδα καὶ παρὰ βαρβάροις ἀγάλματα ἱδρυμένα Θεαγένους καὶ νοσήματά τε αὐτὸν ἰώμενον καὶ ἔχοντα παρὰ τῶν ἐπιχωρίων τιμάς. ὁ δὲ ἀνδριὰς τοῦ Θεαγένους ἐστὶν ἐν τῇ Ἄλτει, τέχνη τοῦ Αἰγινήτου Γλαυκίου .

English Translation

I know that statues of Theagenes have been erected in many other places both among Greeks and barbarians, and that he heals diseases and receives honors from the local inhabitants. The statue of Theagenes at Olympia is the work of Glaukias of Aegina.

Proper Nouns

Aeginetan (Αἰγινήτης) person
Glaukos (Γλαῦκος) person Q20002632
Theagenes (Θεαγένης) person
Hellenes (Ἕλληνες) person
Altis (Ἄλτις) place Q2400346
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