Pausanias Analysis

Passage 7.17.14

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Passage 7.17.14: The statue of Oibotas at Olympia

Historical Non-skeptical

Greek Text

οὕτω καὶ ἄλλα ἐς τιμήν σφισι τοῦ Οἰβώτα ποιήσασι καὶ τὴν εἰκόνα ἀναθεῖσιν ἐς Ὀλυμπίαν Σώστρατος Πελληνεὺς σταδίου νίκην ἔσχεν ἐν παισί. διαμένει δὲ ἐς ἐμὲ ἔτι Ἀχαιῶν τοῖς ἀγωνίζεσθαι μέλλουσι τὰ Ὀλύμπια ἐναγίζειν τῷ Οἰβώτᾳ, καὶ ἢν κρατήσωσιν, ἐν Ὀλυμπίᾳ στεφανοῦν τοῦ Οἰβώτα τὴν εἰκόνα.

English Translation

Thus, having paid him other honors and having dedicated his statue at Olympia, Sostratos of Pellene won the footrace for boys. It continues even to my time that the Achaeans who intend to compete at Olympia offer sacrifices to Oibotas, and if they gain the victory, they crown the statue of Oibotas at Olympia.

Proper Nouns

Olympic Games (Ὀλύμπια) other
Oibotas (Οἰβώτας) person
Also in: 7.17.6 7.17.7
Sostratos (Σώστρατος) person
Achaeans (Ἀχαιοί) person
Pellene (Πελλήνη) place Q2068130
Olympia (Ὀλυμπία) place Q38888 Pleiades
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