Pausanias Analysis

Passage 8.45.6

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Passage 8.45.6: Front pediment depicting the Calydonian boar hunt

Mythic Non-skeptical

Greek Text

τὰ δὲ ἐν τοῖς ἀετοῖς ἐστιν ἔμπροσθεν ἡ θήρα τοῦ ὑὸς τοῦ Καλυδωνίου· πεποιημένου δὲ κατὰ μέσον μάλιστα τοῦ ὑὸς τῇ μέν ἐστιν Ἀταλάντη καὶ Μελέαγρος καὶ Θησεὺς Τελαμών τε καὶ Πηλεὺς καὶ Πολυδεύκης καὶ Ἰόλαος, ὃς τὰ πλεῖστα Ἡρακλεῖ συνέκαμνε τῶν ἔργων, καὶ Θεστίου παῖδες, ἀδελφοὶ δὲ Ἀλθαίας, Πρόθους καὶ Κομήτης·

English Translation

On the front pediment is depicted the hunt of the Calydonian boar. The boar is placed particularly at the center, and around it stand Atalanta and Meleager, as well as Theseus, Telamon, Peleus, Polydeuces, and Iolaus, the latter having been Heracles' frequent companion in his labors; also there are the sons of Thestius, Prothous and Cometes, brothers of Althaea.

Proper Nouns

Calydonian (Καλυδώνιος) other
Thestius (Θέστιος) person
Theseus (Θησεύς) person
Kometes (Κομήτης) person
Also in: 7.6.2
Meleager (Μελέαγρος) person
Peleus (Πηλεύς) person
Polydeuces (Πολυδεύκης) person
Prothous (Πρόθους) person
Telamon (Τελαμών) person
Althaea (Ἀλθαία) person
Also in: 10.31.3 10.31.4
Atalanta (Ἀταλάντη) person
Heracles (Ἡρακλῆς) person
Iolaus (Ἰόλαος) person
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