Pausanias Analysis

Passage 6.8.1

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Passage 6.8.1: Victors at Olympia: Socrates, Amertus (statue by Phradmon), and Euanoridas.

Historical Non-skeptical

Greek Text

Σωκράτους δὲ Πελληνέως δρόμου νίκην ἐν παισὶν εἰληφότος καὶ Ἠλείου Ἀμέρτου καταπαλαίσαντος ἐν Ὀλυμπίᾳ παῖδας, καταπαλαίσαντος δὲ καὶ Πυθοῖ τοὺς ἐλθόντας τῶν ἀνδρῶν, τοῦ μὲν τὸν ποιήσαντα τὴν εἰκόνα οὐ λέγουσι, τὴν δὲ τοῦ Ἀμέρτου Φράδμων ἐποίησεν Ἀργεῖος. Εὐανορίδᾳ δὲ Ἠλείῳ πάλης ἐν παισὶν ὑπῆρξεν ἔν τε Ὀλυμπίᾳ καὶ Νεμείων νίκη· γενόμενος δὲ Ἑλλανοδίκης ἔγραψε καὶ οὗτος τὰ ὀνόματα ἐν Ὀλυμπίᾳ τῶν νενικηκότων.

English Translation

When Socrates of Pellene won the boys' foot-race and Amertus of Elis overcame the boys in wrestling at Olympia, and moreover defeated the men who came to Delphi, they do not mention who sculpted Socrates' statue, but the statue of Amertus was made by Phradmon of Argos. Euanoridas of Elis gained victory in boys' wrestling at Olympia and also at the Nemean games; he too, when appointed one of the Hellanodikai, recorded the names of victors at Olympia.

Proper Nouns

Evanoridas (Εὐανόριδας) person Q19999625
Socrates (Σωκράτης) person
Phradmon (Φράδμων) person
Argive (Ἀργεῖος) person
Amertus (Ἄμερθος) person
Hellanodikai (Ἑλλανοδίκης) person
Eleians (Ἠλεῖος) person
Nemea (Νέμεα) place Q748108
Pellene (Πελλήν) place Q2068130
Also in: 7.27.5
Pytho (Πυθώ) place Q23646657
Olympia (Ὀλυμπία) place Q38888 Pleiades
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