Pausanias Analysis

Passage 8.45.7

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Passage 8.45.7: Shield depicting heroes and Telephus' battle with Achilles

Mythic Non-skeptical

Greek Text

κατὰ δὲ τοῦ ὑὸς τὰ ἕτερα Ἀγκαῖον ἔχοντα ἤδη τραύματα καὶ ἀφέντα τὸν πέλεκυν ἀνέχων ἐστὶν Ἔποχος, παρὰ δὲ αὐτὸν Κάστωρ καὶ Ἀμφιάραος Ὀικλέους, ἐπὶ δὲ αὐτοῖς Ἱππόθους ὁ Κερκυόνος τοῦ Ἀγαμήδους τοῦ Στυμφήλου· τελευταῖος δέ ἐστιν εἰργασμένος Πειρίθους. τὰ δὲ ὄπισθεν πεποιημένα ἐν τοῖς ἀετοῖς Τηλέφου πρὸς Ἀχιλλέα ἐστὶν ἡ ἐν Καΐκου πεδίῳ μάχη.

English Translation

Opposite the boar, on the other side, is Epochus, who is supporting Ankaios, already wounded and having dropped his axe. Beside him are Castor and Amphiaraus, the son of Oicles; beyond them is Hippothous, the son of Cercyon, who was the son of Agamedes of Stymphalus. Last depicted is Peirithous. On the back of the shield, carved upon the ornamental borders (eagles), is the battle of Telephus against Achilles in the plain by the Caicus.

Proper Nouns

Agamedes (Ἀγαμήδης) person
Ancaeus (Ἀγκαῖος) person
Amphiaraus (Ἀμφιάραος) person
Achilles (Ἀχιλλεύς) person
Epochus (Ἔποχος) person
Also in: 1.33.8
Hippothous (Ἱππόθους) person Q97642274
Also in: 8.5.5 8.10.3
Castor (Κάστωρ) person Q1349817
Cercyon (Κερκύων) person
Also in: 8.5.4 8.53.6
Peirithous (Πειρίθους) person
Stymphalus (Στύμφηλος) person
Telephus (Τήλεφος) person
Caicus (Καΐκος) place Q1737602
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