Pausanias Analysis

Passage 6.16.1

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Passage 6.16.1: Statues at Olympia of Anauchidas, Pherenikos, and Pleistainos.

Historical Non-skeptical

Greek Text

Κάπρῳ μὲν δὴ οὐκ ἄνευ μεγάλων πόνων καὶ ἰσχυρᾶς ταλαιπωρίας ἐγένοντο αἱ νῖκαι· εἰσὶ δὲ εἰκόνες ἐν Ὀλυμπίᾳ καὶ Ἀναυχίδᾳ καὶ Φερενίκῳ, γένος μὲν Ἠλείοις, πάλης δὲ ἐν παισὶν ἀνελομένοις στεφάνους. Πλείσταινον δὲ τὸν Εὐρυδάμου τοῦ ἐναντία Γαλατῶν στρατηγήσαντος Αἰτωλοῖς Θεσπιεῖς εἰσιν οἱ ἀναθέντες.

English Translation

Indeed, Kapros obtained his victories not without great hardship and exhausting toil. At Olympia, there are statues of Anauchidas and Pherenikos as well; both were of Eleian ancestry and crowned for wrestling victories among boys. The Thespians dedicated the statue of Pleistainos, the son of Eurydamos, who commanded the Aitolians against the Gauls.

Proper Nouns

Gauls (Γαλάται) other
Eurydamos (Εὐρὐδαμος) person Q91121908
Pleistanos (Πλείσταινος) person
Pherenikos (Φερενίκος) person
Aetolian (Αἰτωλός) place Q20551604
Thespians (Θεσπιεῖς) place Q127300767
Also in: 9.32.1
Anaukhis (Ἀναυχίς) place
Eleian (Ἠλεῖος) place
Olympia (Ὀλυμπία) place Q38888 Pleiades
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