Pausanias Analysis

Passage 6.16.3

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Passage 6.16.3: Statues of Hellas and Elis crowning Antigonus, Philip, and Demetrius

Historical Non-skeptical

Greek Text

Τίμωνος δὲ οὐ πόρρω τῆς εἰκόνος Ἑλλάς τε δὴ καὶ Ἦλις παρὰ τὴν Ἑλλάδα, ἡ μὲν Ἀντίγονον τὸν ἐπιτροπεύσαντα Φιλίππου τοῦ Δημητρίου, τῇ δὲ ἑτέρᾳ τῶν χειρῶν τὸν Φίλιππον στεφανοῦσα αὐτόν, ἡ δὲ Ἦλις Δημήτριον τὸν στρατεύσαντα ἐπὶ Σέλευκον καὶ Πτολεμαῖον τὸν Λάγου στεφανοῦσά ἐστιν.

English Translation

Not far from the statue of Timon stand Hellas and Elis beside her: Hellas crowns Antigonus, who was guardian to Philip son of Demetrius, with one hand, and with her other hand crowns Philip himself; while Elis is crowning Demetrius, who campaigned against Seleucus and against Ptolemy son of Lagus.

Proper Nouns

Demetrius (Δημήτριος) person
Lagos (Λάγος) person
Ptolemy (Πτολεμαῖος) person
Seleucus (Σέλευκος) person
Timon (Τίμων) person
Philip (Φίλιππος) person
Antigonus (Ἀντίγονος) person
Hellas (Ἑλλάς) place Q7798
Elis (Ἦλις) place Q217667
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