Pausanias Analysis

Passage 7.27.6

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Passage 7.27.6: Promachus' reputed defeat of Pulydamas at the Olympic Games.

Historical Skeptical

Greek Text

λέγεται δὲ καὶ ὡς Κορινθίου συνεστῶτος πολέμου Πελληνεῦσιν ἀποκτείνειεν ὁ Πρόμαχος πλείστους τῶν ἀντιτεταγμένων. λέγεται δὲ καὶ ὡς Πουλυδάμαντος τοῦ Σκοτουσσαίου κρατήσειεν ἐν Ὀλυμπίᾳ· τὸν δὲ Πουλυδάμαντα δεύτερα τότε ἐς τὸν ἀγῶνα ἀφῖχθαι τὸν Ὀλυμπικὸν παρὰ βασιλέως τοῦ Περσῶν ἀνασωθέντα οἴκαδε. Θεσσαλοὶ δὲ ἡσσηθῆναι Πουλυδάμαντα οὐχ ὁμολογοῦντες παρέχονται καὶ ἄλλα ἐς πίστιν καὶ ἐλεγεῖον ἐπὶ τῷ Πουλυδάμαντι· ὦ τροφὲ Πουλυδάμαντος ἀνικάτου Σκοτόεσσα. unknown

English Translation

It is said also that during a war between Corinth and Pellene, Promachus slew a great many of his opponents. It is further said that he defeated even Pulydamas of Scotussa at Olympia. Pulydamas had returned safely home from a journey to the king of the Persians, arriving for a second time at the Olympic games. The Thessalians, however, not admitting that Pulydamas was actually defeated, provide additional proofs, including an elegiac couplet composed about Pulydamas: "O Skotoessa, nurse of unconquered Pulydamas."

Proper Nouns

Thessalians (Θεσσαλοί) other
Also in: 6.5.5 7.7.6 10.8.2
Persians (Πέρσαι) other
Olympic contest (Ὀλυμπικός ἀγών) other
Also in: 3.8.1
Corinthians (Κορίνθιος) person
Polydamas (Πουλυδάμας) person
Promachos (Πρόμαχος) person
of Scotussa (Σκοτουσσαῖος) person
King of the Persians (βασιλεὺς Περσῶν) person
Pellene (Πελλήνη) place Q2068130
Scotoessa (Σκοτόεσσα) place
Olympia (Ὀλυμπία) place Q38888 Pleiades
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