Pausanias Analysis

Passage 6.12.5

← 6.12.4 6.12.6 →

Passage 6.12.5: Statues of Areus and Aratus—dedications by Eleians and Corinthians.

Historical Non-skeptical

Greek Text

μετὰ δὲ τοῦ Ἱέρωνος τὰς εἰκόνας Ἀρεὺς ὁ Ἀκροτάτου Λακεδαιμονίων βασιλεὺς καὶ Ἄρατος ἕστηκεν ὁ Κλεινίου, καὶ αὖθις ἀναβεβηκώς ἐστιν Ἀρεὺς ἵππον. ἀνάθημα δὲ ὁ μὲν Κορινθίων ὁ Ἄρατος, Ἀρεὺς δὲ Ἠλείων ἐστί· καί μοι τοῦ λόγου τὰ πρότερα οὔτε τῶν ἐς Ἄρατον οὔτε τῶν ἐς Ἀρέα ἀμνημόνως ἔσχεν, Ἄρατος δὲ καὶ ἅρματι ἀνηγορεύθη νικῶν ἐν Ὀλυμπίᾳ.

English Translation

After the images of Hiero stand Areus, son of Acrotatus, king of the Lacedaemonians, and Aratus, son of Cleinias; and nearby is Areus again, mounted on horseback. The dedication of Aratus is from the Corinthians, while that of Areus is from the Eleians. In my earlier account, I have not neglected what concerns either Aratus or Areus; moreover, Aratus was proclaimed victor at Olympia with a chariot.

Proper Nouns

Kleinias (Κλείνιος) person
Acrotatus (Ἀκρότατος) person
Areus (Ἀρεύς) person
Aratus (Ἄρατος) person
Hieron (Ἱέρων) person
Corinthians (Κορίνθιοι) place Q131841385
Lacedaemonians (Λακεδαιμόνιοι) place Q16157161
Eleians (Ἠλεῖοι) place Q6536845
Olympia (Ὀλυμπία) place Q38888 Pleiades
← 6.12.4 6.12.6 →