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 Kanachos, who had studied under the Argive Polykleitos. 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

Bykelos (Βύκελος) person Q19359640
Kanachos (Κάναχος) person
Kyzikenos (Κυζικηνός) person
Also in: 6.4.10
Kyrenaian (Κυρηναῖος) person
Libys (Λίβυς) person
Mnaseas (Μνασέας) person
Polykleitos (Πολύκλειτος) person
Pythagoras (Πυθαγόρας) person
Sicyonian (Σικυώνιος) person
Agemachos (Ἀγέμαχος) person
Argive (Ἀργεῖος) person
Rhegian (Ῥηγῖνος) person
Sicyon (Σικυών) place Q368628 Pleiades
Asian (Ἀσιανή) place Q122947158
Also in: 1.29.11
Argos (Ἄργος) place Q13533353
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