Pausanias Analysis

Passage 6.13.7

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Passage 6.13.7: Statue of Bykelos, the first Sicyonian boys' boxing victor

Historical Non-skeptical

Greek Text

Βύκελος δέ, ὃς Σικυωνίων πρῶτος πὺξ ἐκράτησεν ἐν παισίν, ἔστιν ἔργον Σικυωνίου Κανάχου παρὰ τῷ Ἀργείῳ Πολυκλείτῳ διδαχθέντος. παρὰ δὲ τὸν Βύκελον ὁπλίτης ἀνὴρ ἐπίκλησιν Λίβυς Μνασέας Κυρηναῖος ἕστηκε· Πυθαγόρας δὲ ὁ Ῥηγῖνος ἐποίησε τὴν εἰκόνα. Κυζικηνῷ δὲ Ἀγεμάχῳ τῶν ἐκ τῆς Ἀσιανῆς ἠπείρου γενέσθαι ἐν Ἄργει τὸ ἐπίγραμμα τὸ ἐπʼ αὐτῷ μηνύει.

English Translation

The statue of Bykelos, who was the first among the Sicyonians to achieve victory in boys' boxing, is a work by the Sicyonian Canachus, who had studied under the Argive Polycleitus. Next to Bykelos stands an armed warrior, named Libys, who was actually Mnaseas of Cyrene. Pythagoras of Rhegium made his statue. As for Agemachos of Cyzicus, who originated from the continent of Asia, the inscription on his statue indicates that he settled in Argos.

Proper Nouns

Agemachos (Ἀγέμαχος) person Q27674526
Argive (Ἀργεῖος) person Q11906448
Bykelos (Βύκελος) person Q19359640
Canachus (Κάναχος) person Q1723440
Kyzikenos (Κυζικηνός) person Q15972222
Also in: 6.4.10
Cyrenaean (Κυρηναῖος) person
Libys (Λίβυς) person
Mnaseas (Μνασέας) person Q20120438
Polycleitus (Πολύκλειτος) person Q193422
Pythagoras (Πυθαγόρας) person Q10261
Rhegian (Ῥηγῖνος) person
Sicyonian (Σικυώνιος) person
Argos (Ἄργος) place Q13533353
Asian (Ἀσιανή) place Q122947158
Also in: 1.29.11
Sicyon (Σικυών) place Q368628 Pleiades
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