Pausanias Analysis

Passage 6.14.10

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Passage 6.14.10: Pythokritos of Sikyon's six Pythian victories and Olympic honors.

Historical Non-skeptical

Greek Text

Σακάδας μὲν γὰρ τὸν ἀγῶνα τὸν τεθέντα ὑπὸ Ἀμφικτυόνων οὐκ ὄντα πω στεφανίτην καὶ ἐπʼ ἐκείνῳ στεφανίτας δύο ἐνίκησε, Πυθόκριτος δὲ ὁ Σικυώνιος τὰς ἐφεξῆς τούτων πυθιάδας ἕξ, μόνος δὴ οὗτος αὐλητής· δῆλα δὲ ὅτι καὶ ἐν τῷ ἀγῶνι τῷ Ὀλυμπίασιν ἐπηύλησεν ἑξάκις τῷ πεντάθλῳ. Πυθοκρίτῳ μὲν γέγονεν ἀντὶ τούτων ἡ ἐν Ὀλυμπίᾳ στήλη καὶ ἐπίγραμμα ἐπʼ αὐτῇ, Πυθοκρίτου τοῦ Καλλινίκου μνᾶμα ταὐλητᾶ τά δε· ἀνέθεσαν δὲ καὶ τὸ κοινὸν τὸ Αἰτωλῶν Κύλωνα, ὃς

English Translation

For Sakadas won the contest established by the Amphictyons before it carried a wreath as a prize, and after it became crowned he also won two more. Pythokritos of Sikyon triumphed in the next six Pythian festivals after these, the only auletes ever to do so. Moreover, clearly he performed the flute accompaniment six times for the pentathlon competition at Olympia as well. At Olympia there is a pillar and an inscription upon it erected in honor of Pythokritos on account of these achievements; the tomb of Pythokritos, son of Kallinikos, the flute-player, bears the following verses. The Aitolian league also dedicated a statue of Kylon, who

Proper Nouns

Aetolians (Αἰτωλοί) other
Sicyonian (Σικυώνιος) other
Amphictyons (Ἀμφικτύονες) other
Callinicus (Καλλίνικος) person
Cylon (Κύλων) person
Pythocritus (Πυθόκριτος) person
Sakadas (Σακάδας) person
Olympia (Ὀλυμπία) place Q38888 Pleiades
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