Patrocles
Role: father and teacher of Dædalus · First appears: Book 6 · Chapter 3
In Book 6, Chapter 3, Patrocles is identified as the father and teacher of Dædalus, who is described as “the pupil and son of Patrocles.” In Chapter 19, he is named as the son of Catillus and as the maker of a boxwood statue of Apollo, dedicated to the sanctuary at Olympia.
In Book 10, Chapter 9, works associated with Axionicus from Pellene, Epicyridas, Eteonicus, Theares from Hermion, Pyrrhias from Phocis, Comon from Megara, Agasimenes from Sicyon, Telycrates from Leucas, Pythodotus from Corinth, and Euantidas from Ambracia are attributed to Patrocles and Canachus.
Relationship record
Life events
- Patrocles dedicated a boxwood statue of Apollo to the sanctuary.(Book 6 · Chapter 19 · 📍 Olympia)
- With: Apollo
- “the inscription states that it was a votive offering of the Locrians at the promontory of Zephyrium, and by Patrocles of Croton”
Book 6 · Chapter 3
- child: Dædalus “Dædalus the Sicyonian, who was the pupil and son of Patrocles.”
- pupil: Dædalus “Dædalus the Sicyonian, who was the pupil and son of Patrocles.”
Book 6 · Chapter 19
- parent: Catillus “by Patrocles of Croton, the son of Catillus.”
- with Apollo (Patrocles is named as a donor of the statue of Apollo.) “There is also a statue of Apollo made of boxwood with the head gilt: the inscription states that it was a votive offering of the Locrians at the promontory of Zephyrium, and by Patrocles of Croton, the son of Catillus.”
Book 10 · Chapter 9
- with Axionicus from Pellene (interaction) “All these are they say by Patrocles and Canachus”
- with Epicyridas (made the statue of Epicyridas) “All these are they say by Patrocles and Canachus”
- with Eteonicus (made the statue of Eteonicus) “All these are they say by Patrocles and Canachus”
- with Theares from Hermion (made the statue of Theares) “All these are they say by Patrocles and Canachus”
- with Pyrrhias from Phocis (made the statue of Pyrrhias) “All these are they say by Patrocles and Canachus”
- with Comon from Megara (made the statue of Comon) “All these are they say by Patrocles and Canachus”
- with Agasimenes from Sicyon (made the statue of Agasimenes) “All these are they say by Patrocles and Canachus”
- with Telycrates from Leucas (made the statue of Telycrates) “All these are they say by Patrocles and Canachus”
- with Pythodotus from Corinth (made the statue of Pythodotus) “All these are they say by Patrocles and Canachus”
- with Euantidas from Ambracia (made the statue of Euantidas) “All these are they say by Patrocles and Canachus”
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Extracted from the original text of Pausanias' Description of Greece. Made with Rho MD.