Pausanias Analysis

Passage 6.15.3

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Passage 6.15.3: Statue of Cleitomachus the Theban

Historical Non-skeptical

Greek Text

Κλειτομάχου δὲ Θηβαίου τὴν μὲν εἰκόνα ἀνέθηκεν Ἑρμοκράτης ὁ τοῦ Κλει τομάχου πατήρ, τὰ δὲ οἱ ἐς δόξαν ἦν τοιάδε. ἐν Ἰσθμῷ παλαιστὰς κατεπάλαισεν ἄνδρας καὶ ἐπὶ ἡμέρας τῆς αὐτῆς τούς τε ἐς τὴν πυγμὴν καὶ τοὺς ἐς τὸ παγκράτιον ἐσελθόντας ἐκράτει τῇ μάχῃ· αἱ δὲ Πυθοῖ νῖκαι παγκρατίου μέν εἰσιν αὐτῷ πᾶσαι, τρεῖς δὲ ἀριθμόν· ἐν δὲ Ὀλυμπίᾳ δεύτερος ὁ Κλειτόμαχος οὗτος μετὰ τὸν Θάσιον Θεαγένην ἐπὶ παγκρατίῳ τε ἀνηγορεύθη καὶ πυγμῇ.

English Translation

The statue of Cleitomachus the Theban was dedicated by Hermocrates, Cleitomachus's father. His achievements which won him great fame were as follows: At the Isthmian Games he overcame his competitors in wrestling, and on the very same day he also defeated opponents who entered both boxing and pankration. At Delphi, all of his victories—three in number—were in pankration. At Olympia, Cleitomachus was the second after Theagenes of Thasos to be proclaimed victor in both boxing and pankration.

Proper Nouns

Thasian (Θάσιος) other
Also in: 6.11.2 10.31.12
Theban (Θηβαῖος) other
Theagenes (Θεαγένης) person
Kleitomachos (Κλειτόμαχος) person
Also in: 6.15.4 6.15.5
Hermokrates (Ἑρμοκράτης) person
Pytho (Delphi) (Πυθοῖ) place Q108423415
Also in: 6.3.11
Isthmus (Ἰσθμός) place Q215200
Olympia (Ὀλυμπία) place Q38888 Pleiades
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