Pausanias Analysis

Passage 8.42.10

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Passage 8.42.10: Onatas, son of Micon — Aegina sculptor, contemporary of Ageladas.

Historical Non-skeptical

Greek Text

τὸ δὲ ἕτερον λέγει τῶν ἐπιγραμμάτων· υἱὸς μέν με Μίκωνος Ὀνάτας ἐξετέλεσσεν, νάσῳ ἐν Αἰγίνᾳ δώματα ναιετάων. ἡ δὲ ἡλικία τοῦ Ὀνάτα κατὰ τὸν Ἀθηναῖον Ἡγίαν καὶ Ἀγελάδαν συμβαίνει τὸν Ἀργεῖον.

English Translation

The other of the inscriptions says: "Onatas, son of Micon, dwelling in houses on the island of Aegina, completed me." According to the Athenian Hegias, the period of Onatas coincides with that of Ageladas the Argive.

Proper Nouns

Argive (Ἀργεῖος) other
Micon (Μίκων) person
Ageladas (Ἀγελάδας) person
Athenian (Ἀθηναῖος) person
Hegias (Ἡγίας) person
Also in: 1.2.1
Onatas (Ὀνάτας) person
Aegina (Αἴγινα) place Q191082
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