Pausanias Analysis

Passage 6.17.5

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Passage 6.17.5: Statues of Elean victors (boxing, chariot, hoplite race)

Historical Non-skeptical

Greek Text

τούτων δέ εἰσιν Ἠλεῖοι πλησίον πυγμῇ παῖδας κρατήσαντες, ὁ μὲν Σθέννιδος ἔργον τοῦ Ὀλυνθίου Χοιρίλος, Θεότιμος δὲ Δαιτώνδα Σικυωνίου· παῖς δὲ ὁ Θεότιμος ἦν Μοσχίωνος, Ἀλεξάνδρῳ τῷ Φιλίππου τῆς ἐπὶ Δαρεῖον καὶ Πέρσας στρατείας μετασχόντος. δύο δὲ αὖθις ἐξ Ἤλιδος, Ἀρχίδαμος τεθρίππῳ νενικηκὼς καὶ Ἐπέραστός ἐστιν ὁ Θεογόνου ὅπλου νίκην ἀνῃρημένος·

English Translation

Near these statues stand Eleans who won victories in boxing matches for boys; one, the work of Sthennis the Olynthian, is Choerilus, and another, by Daetondas the Sicyonian, is Theotimus. This Theotimus was the son of Moschion, who took part with Alexander, the son of Philip, in the campaign against Darius and the Persians. Next come two more Eleans: Archidamus, who won a victory with a four-horse chariot, and Eperastus, son of Theogonos, who gained victory in the hoplite race.

Proper Nouns

Daitondas (Δαιτώνδας) person Q1157711
Darius (Δαρεῖος) person Q44387
Theogonos (Θεόγονος) person
Theotimos (Θεότιμος) person
Also in: 10.2.2
Moschion (Μοσχίων) person
Also in: 6.12.6
Persians (Πέρσαι) person
Sthennis (Σθέννις) person
Sicyonian (Σικυώνιος) person
Philip (Φίλιππος) person
Choirilos (Χοιρίλος) person
Also in: 1.14.3
Alexander (Ἀλέξανδρος) person
Archidamus (Ἀρχίδαμος) person
Eperastos (Ἐπέραστος) person
Also in: 6.17.6
Eleans (Ἠλεῖοι) person
Olynthius (Ὀλύνθιος) person
Also in: 6.16.8
Elis (Ἤλις) place Q217667
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