Pausanias Analysis

Passage 6.2.8

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Passage 6.2.8: Statues of Timon and his son Aesypus in the Altis by Daedalus of Sicyon.

Historical Non-skeptical

Greek Text

ἐν δὲ τῇ Ἄλτει παρὰ τὸν τοῦ Τιμοσθένους ἀνδριάντα ἀνάκειται Τίμων καὶ ὁ παῖς τοῦ Τίμωνος Αἴσυπος, παιδίον ἐπὶ ἵππῳ καθήμενον· ἔστι γὰρ δὴ καὶ ἡ νίκη τῷ παιδὶ ἵππου κέλητος, ὁ Τίμων δὲ ἐπὶ ἅρματι ἀνηγορεύθη. τῷ δὲ Τίμωνι εἰργάσατο καὶ τῷ παιδὶ τὰς εἰκόνας Δαίδαλος Σικυώνιος, ὃς καὶ ἐπὶ τῇ Λακωνικῇ νίκῃ τὸ ἐν τῇ Ἄλτει τρόπαιον ἐποίησεν Ἠλείοις.

English Translation

In the Altis, next to the statue of Timosthenes, stand Timon and his son Aesypus. Aesypus is portrayed as a child seated upon a horse. Indeed, the child's victory was in a horse-race, while Timon himself was proclaimed victor in the chariot-race. These statues of Timon and his son were made by Daedalus of Sicyon, who also created the trophy erected in the Altis in honor of the Eleans' victory over the Lacedaemonians.

Proper Nouns

Eleans (Ἠλεῖοι) other
Aisypus (Αἴσυπος) person Q21296336
Also in: 6.12.6
Daedalus of Sicyon (Δαίδαλος Σικυώνιος) person Q3704612
Timon (Τίμων) person
Timosthenes (Τιμοσθένης) person
Also in: 6.2.6 6.2.7 6.11.2
Laconia (Λακωνική) place Q11931074
Altis (Ἄλτις) place Q2400346
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