Pausanias Analysis

Passage 6.3.4

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Passage 6.3.4: Statues of the athletes Labax and Aristodemos in Elis

Historical Non-skeptical

Greek Text

ἐφεξῆς δὲ ἀνάκειται μὲν πύκτης ἐκ Λεπρέου τοῦ Ἠλείων, Λάβαξ Εὔφρονος, ἀνάκειται δὲ καὶ ἐξ αὐτῆς Ἤλιδος παλαιστὴς ἀνὴρ Ἀριστόδημος Θράσιδος· γεγόνασι δὲ αὐτῷ καὶ Πυθοῖ δύο νῖκαι, ἡ δὲ εἰκών ἐστι τοῦ Ἀριστοδήμου τέχνη Δαιδάλου τοῦ Σικυωνίου, μαθητοῦ καὶ πατρὸς Πατροκλέους.

English Translation

Next in order is a statue of the boxer Labax son of Euphron from Lepreum in Elis, and there is also here a statue of Aristodemos son of Thrasis, a wrestler from Elis itself. Aristodemos won two victories at Pytho as well. His statue is the work of Daidalos of Sikyon, who was both pupil and father of Patrokles.

Proper Nouns

Sicyonian (Σικυών) other
Eleans (Ἠλεῖοι) other
Daedalus (Δαίδαλος) person Q3712559
Euphron (Εὔφρων) person Q15114690
Also in: 2.13.2
Thrasis (Θράσις) person
Labax (Λάβαξ) person
Patrocles (Πατροκλῆς) person
Also in: 6.19.6 10.9.10
Aristodemos (Ἀριστόδημος) person
Lepreon (Λέπρεον) place Q5860679
Also in: 5.5.3 6.3.9 6.15.1
Pytho (Πῦθον) place
Also in: 6.11.5
Elis (Ἦλις) place Q217667
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