Humans — Minor Figures

7 figures from Pausanias' Description of Greece who appear only briefly. Each keeps their own page; this one gathers them so they can be read together.

Pantarces

wrestler · first appears Book 5 · Chapter 11

• Book 5 · Chapter 11 · with Phidias “And the figure with its head muffled up in a scarf is they say Pantarces, who was a native of Elis and the darling of Phidias.”
• Book 5 · Chapter 11 · with Phidias “Pantarces, who was a native of Elis and the darling of Phidias”

Panænus

painter · first appears Book 5 · Chapter 11

• Book 5 · Chapter 11 · siblings with Phidias “This Panænus was the brother of Phidias, and at Athens in the Painted Stoa he has painted the action at Marathon.”

Castalius

Autochthon · first appears Book 7 · Chapter 18

• Book 7 · Chapter 18 · child: Laphrius “And they say the goddess was called Laphrian from a Phocian called Laphrius, the son of Castalius and grandson of Delphus, who they say made the old statue of Artemis.”
• Book 7 · Chapter 18 · parent: Delphus “a Phocian called Laphrius, the son of Castalius and grandson of Delphus”

Celæno

daughter of Hyamus · first appears Book 10 · Chapter 6

• Book 10 · Chapter 6 · parent: Hyamus “Another tradition is that Celæno was the daughter of Hyamus”
• Book 10 · Chapter 6 · child: Delphus “and that Delphus from whom Delphi got its name was the son of Celæno (the daughter of Hyamus)”

Melæne

daughter of Cephisus · first appears Book 10 · Chapter 6

• Book 10 · Chapter 6 · parent: Cephisus “But some say his mother was Melæne the daughter of Cephisus”
• Book 10 · Chapter 6 · child: Delphus “But some say his mother was Melæne the daughter of Cephisus.”

Hyamus

son of Lycorus · first appears Book 10 · Chapter 6

• Book 10 · Chapter 6 · parent: Lycorus “Another tradition is that Celæno was the daughter of Hyamus the son of Lycorus”
• Book 10 · Chapter 6 · child: Celæno “Another tradition is that Celæno was the daughter of Hyamus”

Cleopompus

human · first appears Book 10 · Chapter 6

• Book 10 · Chapter 6 · child: Parnassus “and Cleopompus among men”

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