Pausanias Analysis

Passage 6.17.7

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Passage 6.17.7: Statue of Alexinikos, boys' wrestling victor, at Olympia.

Historical Non-skeptical

Greek Text

ἀνδριάντας δὲ ἀναμεμιγμένους οὐκ ἐπιφα νέ σιν ἄγαν ἀναθήμασιν Ἀλεξίνικόν τε Ἠλεῖον, τέχνην τοῦ Σικυωνίου Κανθάρου , πάλης ἐν παισὶν ἀνῃρημένον νίκην, καὶ τὸν Λεοντῖνον Γοργίαν ἰδεῖν ἔστιν· ἀναθεῖναι δὲ τὴν εἰκόνα ἐς Ὀλυμπίαν φησὶν Εὔμολπος ἀπόγονος τρίτος Δηικράτους συνοικήσαντος ἀδελφῇ τῇ Γοργίου.

English Translation

Among statues interspersed with dedications that are not overly conspicuous, one can see Alexinikos from Elis, who won a victory in wrestling among the boys, the work of Kantharos of Sikyon, and also Gorgias of Leontini. Eumolpos, third in descent from Deïkrates, who had married Gorgias' sister, states that he was the one who dedicated the statue at Olympia.

Proper Nouns

Gorgias (Γοργίας) person Q20002721
Deicrates (Δηίκρατος) person
Eumolpos (Εὔμολπος) person Q125772438
Kantharos (Κάνθαρος) person
Also in: 6.3.6
Alexinikos (Ἀλεξίνικος) person
Eleians (Ἠλεῖος) person
Olympia (Ὀλυμπία) place Q38888 Pleiades
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