Pausanias Analysis

Passage 6.5.1

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Passage 6.5.1: Lysippus's statue of Polydamas, son of Nicias.

Mythic Non-skeptical

Greek Text

ὁ δὲ ἐπὶ τῷ βάθρῳ τῷ ὑψηλᾷ Λυσίππου μέν ἐστιν ἔργον, μέγιστος δὲ ἁπάντων ἐγένετο ἀνθρώπων πλὴν τῶν ἡρώων καλουμένων καὶ εἰ δή τι ἄλλο ἦν πρὸ τῶν ἡρώων θνητὸν γένος· ἀνθρώπων δὲ τῶν καθʼ ἡμᾶς οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ μέγιστος Πουλυδάμας Νικίου.

English Translation

The statue upon the high pedestal is a work of Lysippus, representing the greatest of all men, excepting only those called heroes, and whatever mortal race may have existed before the heroes. Among the men of our own time, this Polydamas, son of Nicias, is the greatest.

Proper Nouns

Lysippos (Λύσιππος) person
Nikios (Νίκιος) person
Also in: 4.31.12 7.22.6
Polydamas (Πουλυδάμας) person
hero (ἥρως) person
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