Pausanias Analysis

Passage 6.14.12

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Passage 6.14.12: Statues of victors Xenombrotus and Xenodicus, and Lysippus's statues of Pythes.

Historical Skeptical

Greek Text

παῖδα δὲ ἐφʼ ἵππου καθήμενον καὶ ἑστηκότα ἄνδρα παρὰ τὸν ἵππον φησὶ τὸ ἐπίγραμμα εἶναι Ξενόμβροτον ἐκ Κῶ τῆς Μεροπίδος, ἐπὶ ἵππου νίκῃ κεκηρυγμένον, Ξενόδικον δὲ ἐπὶ πυγμῇ παίδων ἀναγορευθέντα· τὸν μὲν Παντίας αὐτῶν, Ξενόμβροτον δὲ Φιλότιμος Αἰγινήτης ἐποίησε. Πύθου δὲ τοῦ Ἀνδρομάχου, γένος ἀνδρὸς ἐξ Ἀβδήρων, ἐποίησε μὲν Λύσιππος , ἀνέθεσαν δὲ οἱ στρατιῶται δύο εἰκόνας· εἶναι δὲ ἡγεμών τις ξένων ἢ καὶ ἄλλως τὰ πολεμικὰ ἀγαθὸς ὁ Πύθης ἔοικε.

English Translation

The epigram states that the boy seated upon a horse and the man standing beside the horse are Xenombrotus from Cos of the Meropid clan, who was proclaimed victor in the horse-race, and Xenodicus, who was declared champion of boxing among boys. Of these statues, Pantias sculpted Xenodicus, while Philotimus of Aegina made Xenombrotus. Lysippus sculpted the two statues of Pythes, son of Andromachus, a man whose family was from Abdera; soldiers dedicated these statues. It appears that this Pythes was a commander of mercenaries or otherwise distinguished himself notably in warfare.

Proper Nouns

Lysippos (Λύσιππος) person
Xenodikos (Ξενόδικος) person
Xenombrotos (Ξενόμβροτος) person
Pantias (Παντίας) person
Also in: 6.3.11 6.9.3
Pytheus (Πύθης) person
Also in: 10.6.5
Python (Πύθων) person
Philotimos of Aegina (Φιλότιμος Ἀιγινήτης) person
Andromachos (Ἀνδρομάχος) person
Cos (Κῶς) place Q187027 Pleiades
Meropis (Μεροπίς) place Q465578
Abdera (Ἄβδηρα) place Q132527193
Also in: 6.5.4
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