Phalysius

Role: private individual · First appears: Book 10 · Chapter 38

Phalysius, a private individual, built a temple of Æsculapius. At Naupactus, after Anyte arrived with a sealed letter from the god, Phalysius broke its seal and read it despite his blindness; “became cured by looking at the letter.” He then gave Anyte the 2,000 gold staters named in the letter.

Relationship record

Life events

• Phalysius regained his sight by reading Æsculapius’s sealed letter delivered by Anyte.(Book 10 · Chapter 38 · 📍 Naupactus)
  • With: Anyte Æsculapius
  • “She dreamed one night and directly she woke found the sealed letter in her hands, and sailed to Naupactus and bade Phalysius remove the seal and read what was written. And though he was clearly unable to read from his blindness, yet, having faith in the god, he broke open the seal, and became cured by looking at the letter”
• Phalysius rewarded Anyte with 2,000 gold staters.(Book 10 · Chapter 38 · 📍 Naupactus)
  • With: Anyte
  • “and gave Anyte 2,000 gold staters, which was the sum mentioned in the letter.”

Book 10 · Chapter 38

• with Anyte (Anyte was sent to Phalysius with a sealed letter.) “the god of Epidaurus sent to him the poetess Anyte with a sealed letter.”
• with Anyte (Phalysius gave Anyte 2,000 gold staters.) “and gave Anyte 2,000 gold staters, which was the sum mentioned in the letter.”
• with Æsculapius (Phalysius built a temple of Æsculapius.) “There are also ruins of a temple of Æsculapius, which was originally built by one Phalysius, a private individual”
• with Æsculapius (Æsculapius sent Anyte to Phalysius with a healing letter.) “the god of Epidaurus sent to him the poetess Anyte with a sealed letter”

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Extracted from the original text of Pausanias' Description of Greece. Made with Rho MD.