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

Alexander (Ἀλέξανδρος) person Q8409
Archidamus (Ἀρχίδαμος) person Q313731
Daetondas (Δαιτώνδας) person Q1157711
Darius (Δαρεῖος) person Q44387
Eperastus (Ἐπέραστος) person Q20211060
Also in: 6.17.6
Eleans (Ἠλεῖοι) person
Theogonos (Θεόγονος) person Q15850648
Theotimus (Θεότιμος) person Q91109231
Also in: 10.2.2
Moschion (Μοσχίων) person Q11937691
Also in: 6.12.6
Olynthius (Ὀλύνθιος) person
Also in: 6.16.8
Persians (Πέρσαι) person Q662932
Sthennis (Σθέννις) person Q1300191
Sicyonian (Σικυώνιος) person
Philip (Φίλιππος) person
Choerilus (Χοιρίλος) person Q1075809
Also in: 1.14.3
Elis (Ἤλις) place Q217667
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