Pausanias' Description of Greece

Tisagoras

Role: votive donor · First appears: Book 10 · Chapter 18

At Delphi, Tisagoras created an iron representation of Hercules fighting the Hydra, described as “the votive offering and design of Tisagoras.” At Pergamus, he dedicated iron heads of a lion and wild boar to Dionysus.

Relationship record

Life events

  • Tisagoras created an iron representation of Hercules fighting the Hydra.(Book 10 · Chapter 18 · 📍 Delphi)
    • With: Hercules Hydra
    • “Here too is a representation in iron of the contest between Hercules and the Hydra, the votive offering and design of Tisagoras.”
  • Tisagoras dedicated iron heads of a lion and wild boar to Dionysus.(Book 10 · Chapter 18 · 📍 Pergamus)
    • With: Dionysus
    • “These are also in iron, and were a votive offering of his to Dionysus.”

Book 10 · Chapter 18

  • with Dionysus (Tisagoras made a votive offering to Dionysus.) “These are also in iron, and were a votive offering of his to Dionysus.”
  • with Hercules (Tisagoras designed the representation of the contest involving Hercules.) “Here too is a representation in iron of the contest between Hercules and the Hydra, the votive offering and design of Tisagoras.”
  • with Hydra (Tisagoras designed the representation of the contest involving the Hydra.) “Here too is a representation in iron of the contest between Hercules and the Hydra, the votive offering and design of Tisagoras.”

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