Pausanias Analysis

Passage 6.4.6

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Passage 6.4.6: Chilon of Patrae, multiple wrestling victor buried by the Achaeans.

Historical Non-skeptical

Greek Text

Χίλωνι δὲ Ἀχαιῷ Πατρεῖ δύο μὲν Ὀλυμπικαὶ νῖκαι πάλης ἀνδρῶν, μία δὲ ἐγένετο ἐν Δελφοῖς, τέσσαρες δὲ ἐν Ἰσθμῷ καὶ Νεμείων τρεῖς· ἐτάφη δὲ ὑπὸ τοῦ κοινοῦ τῶν Ἀχαιῶν, καί οἱ καὶ τοῦ βίου συνέπεσεν ἐν πολέμῳ τὴν τελευτὴν γενέσθαι. μαρτυρεῖ δέ μοι καὶ τὸ ἐπίγραμμα τὸ ἐν Ὀλυμπίᾳ· μουνοπάλης νικῶ δὶς Ὀλύμπια Πύθιά τʼ ἄνδρας, τρὶς Νεμέᾳ, τετράκις δʼ Ἰσθμῷ ἐν ἀγχιάλῳ, Χίλων Χίλωνος Πατρεύς, ὃν λαὸς Ἀχαιῶν ἐν πολέμῳ φθίμενον θάψʼ ἀρετῆς ἕνεκεν. τὸ μὲν δὴ ἐπίγραμμα ἐπὶ τοσοῦτο ἐδήλωσεν·

English Translation

Chilon the Achaean, a man of Patrae, won two Olympic victories in wrestling at Olympia, one victory at Delphi, four at the Isthmus, and three at the Nemean Games. He was buried by the commonwealth of the Achaeans, and it befell him to meet his end in war. An inscription in Olympia also provides testimony: "I, Chilon, son of Chilon, of Patrae, twice victorious at Olympia, and at Delphi against men at wrestling, Three times at Nemea, four times at seaside Isthmus compete and prevail. Him, Chilon, when fallen in war, the people of the Achaeans buried for the sake of his excellence." Thus far does the epigram inform us of him.

Proper Nouns

Patreus (Πατρεύς) person
Chilon (Χίλων) person
Achaeans (Ἀχαιοί) person
Achaean (Ἀχαιός) person
Delphi (Δελφοί) place Q75459 Pleiades
Nemea (Νεμέα) place Q748108
Pythia (Πύθια) place Q649128
Also in: 6.3.7 6.10.3
Isthmus (Ἰσθμός) place Q215200
Olympia (Ὀλυμπία) place Q38888 Pleiades
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