Pausanias Analysis

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Chapter 8.26

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8.26.1 1 mythic high Ἡραιεῦσι δὲ οἰκιστὴς μὲν γέγονεν Ἡραιεὺς ὁ Λυκάονος, The founder of Heraea was Heraeus, son of Lycaon. Lycaon and his son Heraeus belong to Arcadian mythic genealogy, so the founding figure is mythic.
8.26.1 2 other high κεῖται δὲ ἡ πόλις ἐν δεξιᾷ τοῦ Ἀλφειοῦ, τὰ μὲν πολλὰ ἐν ἠρέμα προσάντει, τὰ δὲ καὶ ἐπʼ αὐτὸν καθήκει τὸν Ἀλφειόν. The city lies on the right bank of the Alpheios river, for the most part occupying gently rising slopes, though in some places descending right down to the Alpheios itself. Purely geographical description of the city's location and topography by the Alpheios.
8.26.1 3 other high δρόμοι τε παρὰ τῷ ποταμῷ πεποίηνται μυρσίναις καὶ ἄλλοις ἡμέροις διακεκριμένοι δένδροις, Alongside the river there are promenades planted with myrtle trees and other cultivated trees. Describes promenades and planted trees along a river; purely geographical/descriptive.
8.26.1 4 other high καὶ τὰ λουτρὰ αὐτόθι, εἰσὶ δὲ καὶ Διονύσῳ ναοί· τὸν μὲν καλοῦσιν αὐτῶν Πολίτην, τὸν δὲ Αὐξίτην, Here also are baths, and temples dedicated to Dionysus; one of them they call Polites ("the Citizen"), the other Auxites ("the Growth-Giver"). Describes local baths and temple names; this is geographical/descriptive, not a mythic or historical event.
8.26.1 5 other high καὶ οἴκημά ἐστί σφισιν ἔνθα τῷ Διονύσῳ τὰ They have, moreover, a building in which they hold festivities for Dionysus. Descriptive note about a building and local festivities for Dionysus, not a mythic event or post-500 BC historical event.
8.26.2 1 other high ὄργια ἄγουσιν. They conduct mysteries here. Describes a cultic practice at the site, not a mythic or historical event.
8.26.2 2 other high ἔστι καὶ ναὸς ἐν τῇ Ἡραίᾳ Πανὸς ἅτε τοῖς Ἀρκάσιν ἐπιχωρίου, τῆς δὲ Ἥρας τοῦ ναοῦ καὶ ἄλλα ἐρείπια καὶ οἱ κίονες ἔτι ἐλείποντο· Within Heraea there is also a temple dedicated to Pan, as he is native to the Arcadians; of the temple of Hera, other ruins together with its columns still remain. Describes existing temples and ruins at Heraea, a geographic/antiquarian observation rather than a mythic or post-500 BC historical event.
8.26.2 3 historical high ἀθλητὰς δὲ ὁπόσοι γεγόνασιν Ἀρκάσιν ὑπερῆρκε τῇ δόξῃ Δαμάρετος Ἡραιεύς, ὃς τὸν ὁπλίτην δρόμον ἐνίκησεν ἐν Ὀλυμπίᾳ πρῶτος. Among all those athletes who have arisen among the Arcadians, Damaretus of Heraea surpassed the rest in fame, as he was the first to win the hoplite race at Olympia. Refers to a named athlete and his recorded victory at Olympia, a post-mythic historical athletic achievement.
8.26.3 1 other high ἐς δὲ τὴν Ἠλείαν κατιὼν ἐξ Ἡραίας στάδια μέν που πέντε καὶ δέκα ἀποσχὼν Ἡραίας διαβήσῃ τὸν Λάδωνα, ἀπὸ τούτου δὲ ἐς Ἐρύμανθον ὅσον εἴκοσιν ἀφίξῃ σταδίοις. Going down into Elis from Heraea, after proceeding about fifteen stades from Heraea, you cross the Ladon, and from there you arrive at the Erymanthus after approximately twenty stades. Pure route description with distances and river crossings; no mythic or historical event.
8.26.3 2 historical medium τῇ δὲ Ἡραίᾳ ὅροι πρὸς τὴν Ἠλείαν λόγῳ μὲν τῷ Ἀρκάδων ἐστὶν ὁ Ἐρύμανθος, Ἠλεῖοι δὲ τὸν Κοροίβου τάφον φασὶ τὴν χώραν σφίσιν ὁρίζειν. According to the Arcadians’ account, the boundary separating Heraea from Elis is the river Erymanthus, but the Eleans claim that the tomb of Koroibos marks the border of their territory. The sentence gives a local boundary account tied to Koroibos' tomb, an antiquarian/historical landmark rather than mythic narrative.
8.26.4 1 historical high ἡνίκα δὲ τὸν ἀγῶνα τὸν Ὀλυμπικὸν ἐκλιπόντα ἐπὶ χρόνον πολὺν ἀνενεώσατο Ἴφιτος καὶ αὖθις ἐξ ἀρχῆς Ὀλύμπια ἤγαγον, τότε δρόμου σφίσιν ἆθλα ἐτέθη μόνον καὶ ὁ Κόροιβος ἐνίκησε· When Iphitos renewed the Olympic contests after they had been discontinued for a long period and recommenced holding the Olympic Games from the beginning, at first only prizes for running were offered, and Coroebus was victorious. Refers to Iphitos’ restoration of the Olympic Games and Coroebus’ victory, an archaic historical tradition about the games' renewal.
8.26.4 2 historical high καὶ ἔστιν ἐπίγραμμα ἐπὶ τῷ μνήματι ὡς Ὀλυμπίασιν ὁ Κόροιβος ἐνίκησεν καὶ ἀνθρώπων πρῶτος καὶ ὅτι τῆς Ἠλείας ἐπὶ τῷ πέρατι ὁ τάφος αὐτῷ πεποίηται. There is an inscription on his tomb stating that Coroebus was the first of men to win at Olympia, and that his grave is situated at the boundary of Elis. The sentence refers to Coroebus as the first Olympic victor and notes the location of his tomb, an antiquarian/historical commemoration rather than myth.
8.26.5 1 historical high ἔστι δὲ Ἀλίφηρα πόλισμα οὐ μέγα· ἐξελείφθη γὰρ ὑπὸ οἰκητόρων πολλῶν ὑπὸ τὸν συνοικισμὸν τῶν Ἀρκάδων ἐς Μεγάλην πόλιν. Aliphera is a small settlement; for it was abandoned by many of its inhabitants during the gathering of the Arcadians into the Great City (Megalopolis). Describes the historical synoecism of the Arcadians into Megalopolis and its effect on the settlement.
8.26.5 2 other high ἐς τοῦτο οὖν τὸ πόλισμα ἐρχόμενος ἐξ Ἡραίας τόν τε Ἀλφειὸν διαβήσῃ καὶ σταδίων μάλιστά που δέκα διελθὼν πεδίον ἐπὶ ὄρος ἀφίξῃ. Coming to this town from Heraea, you cross the Alpheios, and after traveling across a plain for about ten stades, you reach a mountain. Pure route guidance with distances and landmarks; no mythic or historical event.
8.26.5 3 other high καὶ αὖθις στάδια ὅσον τριάκοντα ἐς τὸ πόλισμα ἀναβήσῃ διὰ τοῦ ὄρους. Then, you ascend the mountain about thirty stades until you arrive at the town itself. Pure route description giving distance and direction to a town, with no mythic or historical event.
8.26.6 1 mythic high Ἀλιφηρεῦσι δὲ τὸ μὲν ὄνομα τῇ πόλει γέγονεν ἀπὸ Ἀλιφήρου Λυκάονος παιδός, ἱερὰ δὲ Ἀσκληπιοῦ τέ ἐστι καὶ Ἀθηνᾶς, ἣν θεῶν σέβονται μάλιστα, γενέσθαι καὶ τραφῆναι παρὰ σφίσιν αὐτὴν λέγοντες· The city of Aliphera received its name from Alipherus, son of Lycaon. Derives the city's name from Alipherus, son of Lycaon, a mythic genealogy.
8.26.6 2 mythic high καὶ Διός τε ἱδρύσαντο Λεχεάτου βωμόν, ἅτε ἐνταῦθα τὴν Ἀθηνᾶν τεκόντος, καὶ κρήνην καλοῦσι Τριτωνίδα, τὸν ἐπὶ τῷ ποταμῷ τῷ Τρίτωνι οἰκειούμενοι λόγον. It has sanctuaries dedicated to Asclepius and to Athena, whom the inhabitants honor above all the gods, maintaining that she was born and reared among them. Mentions Athena's birth and local cult origin; this is mythic aetiology affecting the sanctuary landscape.
8.26.7 1 other high τῆς δὲ Ἀθηνᾶς τὸ ἄγαλμα πεποίηται χαλκοῦ, Ὑπατοδώρου τε ἔργον, θέας ἄξιον μεγέθους τε ἕνεκα καὶ ἐς τὴν τέχνην. The statue of Athena is made of bronze, a work of Hypatodorus, and is worthy of inspection both for its size and its artistry. Purely descriptive statue description and artistic evaluation, not a mythic or historical event.
8.26.7 2 other high ἄγουσι δὲ καὶ πανήγυριν ὅτῳ δὴ θεῶν, δοκῶ δὲ σφᾶς ἄγειν τῇ Ἀθηνᾷ· ἐν ταύτῃ τῇ πανηγύρει Μυάγρῳ προθύουσιν, ἐπευχόμενοί τε κατὰ τῶν ἱερείων τῷ ἥρωι καὶ ἐπικαλούμενοι τὸν Μύαγρον· They hold a festival in honor—I think—of Athena; and during this festival they first sacrifice to Myagros, offering victims and praying to the hero, invoking him under the name Myagros. Describes a local festival and ritual practice, not a mythic event or post-500 BC historical event.
8.26.7 3 mythic medium καί σφισι ταῦτα δράσασιν οὐδὲν ἔτι ἀνιαρόν εἰσιν αἱ μυῖαι. After performing these rites, flies no longer trouble them. A ritual result tied to a cultic practice and explained through mythic-sacral causation.
8.26.8 1 mythic high κατὰ δὲ τὴν ἐξ Ἡραίας ἄγουσαν ἐς Μεγάλην πόλιν εἰσὶ Μελαινεαί· ταύτας ᾤκισε μὲν Μελαινεὺς ὁ Λυκάονος, ἔρημος δὲ ἦν ἐφʼ ἡμῶν, ὕδατι δὲ καταρρεῖται. Along the road leading from Heraea towards Megalopolis are the Melaineai settlements, founded by Melaineus, the son of Lycaon; but in my day these places were deserted, having been flooded by water. The sentence attributes the settlement’s founding to Melaineus, son of Lycaon, a mythic genealogy and foundation claim.
8.26.8 2 other high Μελαινεῶν δὲ τεσσαράκοντά ἐστιν ἀνωτέρω σταδίοις Βουφάγιον, καὶ ὁ ποταμὸς ἐνταῦθα ἔχει πηγὰς ὁ Βουφάγος κατιὼν ἐς τὸν Ἀλφειόν· About forty stadia above Melaineai is Buphagium, where the river Buphagus, descending into the Alpheius, has its sources. Purely geographical route description giving distance and river sources, with no mythic or historical event.
8.26.8 3 other high τοῦ Βουφάγου δὲ περὶ τὰς πηγὰς ὅροι πρὸς Μεγαλοπολίτας Ἡραιεῦσίν εἰσιν. Around the springs of the Buphागुस river are boundary markers between the Megalopolitans and the Heraeans. Purely geographical/topographical boundary description between cities, with no mythic or historical event.