Pausanias Analysis

Passage 6.19.1

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Passage 6.19.1: Treasury of the Sikyonians at Olympia, dedicated by Myron.

Historical Non-skeptical

Greek Text

ἔστι δὲ λίθου πωρίνου κρηπὶς ἐν τῇ Ἄλτει πρὸς ἄρκτον τοῦ Ἡραίου, κατὰ νώτου δὲ αὐτῆς παρήκει τὸ Κρόνιον· ἐπὶ ταύτης τῆς κρηπῖδός εἰσιν οἱ θησαυροί, καθὰ δὴ καὶ ἐν Δελφοῖς Ἑλλήνων τινὲς ἐποίησαν τῷ Ἀπόλλωνι θησαυρούς. ἔστι δὲ θησαυρὸς ἐν Ὀλυμπίᾳ Σικυωνίων καλούμενος, Μύρωνος δὲ ἀνάθημα τυραννήσαντος Σικυωνίων·

English Translation

There is a foundation of porous stone in the Altis to the north of the temple of Hera, and behind it lies Mount Kronios. Upon this foundation are the treasuries, similar to those treasuries which at Delphi certain Greeks erected for Apollo. In Olympia there is a treasury called the Treasury of the Sikyonians, dedicated by Myron, who ruled as tyrant over Sikyon.

Proper Nouns

Apollo (Ἀπόλλων) deity
Myron (Μύρων) person
Delphi (Δελφοί) place Q75459 Pleiades
Kronion (Κρόνιον) place Q1250184
Also in: 5.21.2 6.20.1
Sicyon (Σικυών) place Q368628 Pleiades
Altis (Ἄλτις) place Q2400346
Heraion (Ἡραῖον) place Q1607754
Olympia (Ὀλυμπία) place Q38888 Pleiades
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