Pausanias Analysis

Passage 8.40.5

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Passage 8.40.5: Statue of Kreugas in the temple of Apollo Lykeios at Argos.

Historical Non-skeptical

Greek Text

καὶ ὁ μὲν τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτίκα ὁ Κρεύγας ἀφίησιν, οἱ δὲ Ἀργεῖοι τὸν Δαμόξενον ἅτε τὰ συγκείμενα ὑπερβάντα καὶ ἀντὶ μιᾶς κεχρημένον πολλαῖς ἐς τὸν ἀντίπαλον ταῖς πληγαῖς ἐξελαύνουσι, τῷ Κρεύγᾳ δὲ τὴν νίκην τεθνεῶτι ἔδοσαν καὶ ἐποιήσαντο εἰκόνα ἐν Ἄργει· καὶ ἐς ἐμὲ ἔκειτο ἐν τοῦ Ἀπόλλωνος τοῦ Λυκίου.

English Translation

Immediately Kreugas gave up his life, and the Argives drove out Damoxenos because he had exceeded the agreed terms, striking his opponent with many blows instead of the single one permitted. They awarded the victory to Kreugas, though he was dead, and set up a statue of him in Argos. Down to my own time, this statue was standing in the temple of Apollo Lykeios.

Proper Nouns

Apollo (Ἀπόλλων) deity
Lycius (Λύκιος) other
Damoxenos (Δαμόξενός) person Q89098430
Also in: 8.40.4
Kreugas (Κρεύγας) person
Argives (Ἀργεῖοι) person
Argos (Ἄργος) place Q13533353
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