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Chapter 8.44

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8.44.1 1 other high τὰ δὲ δὴ ἐπίλοιπα ἡμῖν τοῦ Ἀρκαδικοῦ λόγου ἔστιν ἐκ Μεγάλης πόλεως ἐς Παλλάντιον ὁδὸς καὶ ἐς Τεγέαν, ἄγουσα αὕτη μέχρι τοῦ καλουμένου Χώματος. Now, indeed, the remainder of our account of Arcadia concerns the route from Megalopolis to Pallantium and Tegea, a way leading as far as the place called Choma. A route description from Megalopolis to Pallantium and Tegea; purely geographical/topographical.
8.44.1 2 mythic high κατὰ ταύτην τὴν ὁδὸν Λαδόκειά σφισιν ὠνόμασται τὰ πρὸ τοῦ ἄστεως ἀπὸ Λαδόκου τοῦ Ἐχέμου, Along this road lies a locality just outside the city called Ladokeia, named from Ladokos, son of Echemos. The place is said to be named from Ladokos, son of Echemos, a mythic/heroic eponym rather than a historical event or mere geography.
8.44.1 3 mythic high καὶ μετὰ ταῦτα Αἱμονιαὶ πόλις ἦσαν τὸ ἀρχαῖον· οἰκιστὴς δὲ Αἵμων ἐγένετο αὐταῖς ὁ Λυκάονος, After this, there was in ancient times a city named Haemoniae; its founder was Haemon, a son of Lycaon. Names a city’s ancient founder as Haemon, son of Lycaon, a mythic genealogical figure.
8.44.1 4 mythic high διαμεμένηκε δὲ καὶ ἐς τόδε Αἱμονιὰς τὸ χωρίον τοῦτο ὀνομάζεσθαι. Even to this day, this place has kept the name Haemoniae. The place-name preserves a mythic association with Haemonia.
8.44.2 1 other high μετὰ δὲ Αἱμονιὰς ἐν δεξιᾷ τῆς ὁδοῦ πόλεώς ἐστιν Ὀρεσθασίου καὶ ἄλλα ὑπολειπόμενα ἐς μνήμην καὶ Ἀρτέμιδος ἱεροῦ κίονες ἔτι· ἐπίκλησις δὲ Ἱέρεια τῇ Ἀρτέμιδί ἐστι. After Haemoniae, on the right-hand side of the road is the city Oresthasion, with other ruins remaining as memorials, and columns still standing of a sanctuary dedicated to Artemis; the epithet of Artemis there is Hiereia ("Priestess"). Purely topographical and descriptive: route, ruins, and a sanctuary epithet, with no mythic or post-500 BC historical event.
8.44.2 2 other high τὴν δὲ εὐθεῖαν ἰόντι ἐξ Αἱμονιῶν Ἀφροδίσιόν τέ ἐστιν ὀνομαζόμενον καὶ μετʼ αὐτὸ ἄλλο χωρίον τὸ Ἀθήναιον· τούτου δὲ ἐν ἀριστερᾷ ναός ἐστιν Ἀθηνᾶς καὶ ἄγαλμα ἐν αὐτῷ λίθου. Proceeding straight ahead from Haemoniae there is a place called Aphrodision, and following that another place named Athenaios; on the left side of this place stands a temple of Athena, and within it a statue made from stone. Purely route and descriptive topography: places, temple location, and statue material.
8.44.3 1 historical high τοῦ Ἀθηναίου δὲ μάλιστα εἴκοσιν ἀπωτέρω σταδίοις ἐρείπια Ἀσέας ἐστί, καὶ ὁ λόφος ἀκρόπολις τότε οὖσα τείχους σημεῖα ἔχει καὶ ἐς τόδε. About twenty stades farther from Athenaion lie the ruins of Asea; the hill, formerly its acropolis, still bears traces of its walls to this day. Describes ruins and surviving wall traces of a settlement, reflecting historical landscape remains rather than myth.
8.44.3 2 other high σταδίους δὲ ὅσον πέντε ἀπὸ Ἀσέας τοῦ Ἀλφειοῦ μὲν ὀλίγον ἄπο τῆς ὁδοῦ, τοῦ δὲ Εὐρώτα παρʼ αὐτήν ἐστιν ἡ πηγὴ τὴν ὁδόν· About five stades from Asea, a little distance off the road, lies the source of the Alpheios, whereas the source of the Eurotas is beside the road itself. Purely geographical route description of river sources and distances from Asea.
8.44.3 3 other high πρός τε τοῦ Ἀλφειοῦ τῇ πηγῇ ναός τε Μητρὸς θεῶν ἐστιν οὐκ ἔχων ὄροφον καὶ λέοντες λίθου δύο πεποιημένοι. Near the source of the Alpheios stands a sanctuary of the Mother of the Gods, roofless, and there are two stone lions. Purely descriptive and topographical: locates a sanctuary near a spring and notes its stone lions.
8.44.4 1 other high τοῦ δὲ Εὐρώτα τὸ ὕδωρ ἀνακεράννυταί τε πρὸς τὸν Ἀλφειὸν καὶ ὅσον ἐπὶ εἴκοσι σταδίους κοινῷ προΐασι τῷ ῥεύματι· κατελθόντες δὲ ἐς χάσμα ὁ μὲν αὐτῶν ἄνεισιν αὖθις ἐν τῇ γῇ τῇ Λακεδαιμονίων ὁ Εὐρώτας, ὁ δὲ Ἀλφειὸς ἐν Πηγαῖς τῆς Μεγαλοπολίτιδος. The water of the Eurotas mingles with that of the Alpheios, and for about twenty stadia they flow onwards in a single, common stream; but afterward, descending underground into a chasm, one of them, the Eurotas, comes up again within the land of the Lacedaemonians, while the other, the Alpheios, emerges at Pegae in the territory of Megalopolis. A geographical description of river confluence and underground flow, with no mythic or post-500 BC historical event.
8.44.4 2 mythic high ἔστι δὲ ἄνοδος ἐξ Ἀσέας ἐς τὸ ὄρος τὸ Βόρειον καλούμενον, καὶ ἐπὶ τῇ ἄκρᾳ τοῦ ὄρους σημεῖά ἐστιν ἱεροῦ· ποιῆσαι δὲ τὸ ἱερὸν Ἀθηνᾷ τε Σωτείρᾳ καὶ Ποσειδῶνι Ὀδυσσέα ἐλέγετο ἀνακομισθέντα ἐξ Ἰλίου. From Asea there is an ascent to the mountain called Boreion, and at its summit there are visible remains of a sanctuary; it is said that Odysseus, after returning home from Troy, founded the sanctuary there for Athena Soteira and Poseidon. Attributing the sanctuary’s foundation to Odysseus after Troy is a post-Trojan mythic foundation story.
8.44.5 1 other high τὸ δὲ ὀνομαζόμενον Χῶμα ὅροι Μεγαλοπολίταις τῆς γῆς πρὸς Τεγεάτας καὶ Παλλαντιεῖς εἰσι· The place called the Mound ("Choma") marks the Megalopolitans’ boundary toward the land of the Tegeans and Pallantians. Purely geographical boundary marker with no mythic or historical event.
8.44.5 2 other high καὶ τὸ Παλλαντικὸν πεδίον ἐστὶν ἐκτραπεῖσιν ἐς ἀριστερὰν ἀπὸ τοῦ Χώματος. Turning left from the Mound, one reaches the Pallantian plain. Pure route instruction locating a plain from a landmark; no mythic or historical event.
8.44.5 3 mythic high ἐν δὲ Παλλαντίῳ ναός τε καὶ ἀγάλματα λίθου Πάλλαντος, τὸ δὲ ἕτερόν ἐστιν Εὐάνδρου· καὶ Κόρης τε τῆς Δήμητρος ἱερὸν καὶ οὐ πολὺ ἀπωτέρω Πολυβίου σφίσιν ἀνδριάς ἐστι. In Pallantium, there is a temple and stone images, one of Pallas and another of Evander; there is also a sanctuary of Kore, the daughter of Demeter, and not far from it a statue of Polybius. Mentions Pallas, Evander, and Kore as cultic figures tied to mythic tradition rather than a historical event.
8.44.5 4 other high τῷ λόφῳ δὲ τῷ ὑπὲρ τῆς πόλεως ὅσα ἀκροπόλει τὸ ἀρχαῖον ἐχρῶντο· λείπεται δὲ καὶ ἐς ἡμᾶς ἔτι ἐπὶ κορυφῇ τοῦ λόφου θεῶν ἱερόν. On the hill above the city are the remains of what was formerly used as the acropolis; even today, on its summit, there still stands a sanctuary of the gods. Purely topographical and descriptive: identifies the hill, former acropolis use, and present sanctuary.
8.44.6 1 other high ἐπίκλησις μὲν δή ἐστιν αὐτοῖς Καθαροί, περὶ μεγίστων δὲ αὐτόθι καθεστήκασιν οἱ ὅρκοι· Their epithet, in fact, is "Katharoi" ("Pure Ones"), and among them the most solemn oaths are held sacredly binding. Describes a local epithet and custom about oaths; no mythic or historical event.
8.44.6 2 other high καὶ ὀνόματα μὲν τῶν θεῶν οὐκ ἴσασιν ἢ καὶ εἰδότες οὐ θέλουσιν ἐξαγορεύειν, They either do not know the names of the gods, or, if they do know them, refuse to utter them aloud. Descriptive remark about local religious custom; no event or landscape impact.
8.44.6 3 mythic high Καθαροὺς δὲ ἐπὶ τοιῷδε ἄν τις κληθῆναι τεκμαίροιτο, ὅτι αὐτοῖς οὐ κατὰ ταὐτὰ ὁ Πάλλας ἔθυσε καθὰ καὶ ὁ πατήρ οἱ τῷ Λυκαίῳ Διί. One might conjecture that they came to be called Katharoi for the following reason: because Pallas did not sacrifice to the Lykaian Zeus in the same manner as his father had. Explains the origin of a group-name through Pallas and sacrifice to Lykaian Zeus, a mythic aetiology.
8.44.7 1 other high τοῦ δὲ καλουμένου Χώματος ἐν δεξιᾷ πεδίον ἐστὶ τὸ Μανθουρικόν· On the right side of the so-called mound lies the plain named Manthuric. Purely geographical description of the landscape location.
8.44.7 2 other high ἔστι δὲ ἐν ὅροις ἤδη Τεγεατῶν τὸ πεδίον, ὂν σταδίων που πεντήκοντα μάλιστα ἄχρι Τεγέας. This plain is already within the borders of Tegea, being approximately fifty stadia distant from Tegea itself. Purely geographical route description giving location and distance.
8.44.7 3 other high ἔστι δὲ ὄρος οὐ μέγα ἐν δεξιᾷ τῆς ὁδοῦ καλούμενον Κρήσιον· ἐν δὲ αὐτῷ τὸ ἱερὸν τοῦ Ἀφνειοῦ πεποίηται. On the right side of the road is also a not large mountain called Cresium, upon which is built the sanctuary of Aphneius. A route description naming a mountain and a sanctuary location; purely geographical/descriptive.
8.44.7 4 mythic high Ἀερόπῃ γὰρ Κηφέως τοῦ Ἀλέου συνεγένετο Ἄρης, καθὰ οἱ Τεγεᾶται λέγουσι· For according to the Tegeans, Ares had intercourse there with Aerope, the daughter of Cepheus, son of Aleus. Reports a mythic liaison of Ares with Aerope, explaining local tradition.
8.44.7 5 mythic high καὶ ἡ μὲν ἀφίησιν ἐν ταῖς ὠδῖσι τὴν ψυχήν, ὁ δὲ παῖς καὶ τεθνηκυίας Aerope died during childbirth, but the child survived even though she was already deceased. Aerope is a mythic figure; her death in childbirth belongs to mythic narrative rather than historical report.
8.44.8 1 mythic high εἴχετο ἔτι τῆς μητρὸς καὶ ἐκ τῶν μαστῶν εἷλκεν αὐτῆς γάλα πολὺ καὶ ἄφθονον, καὶ---ἦν γὰρ τοῦ Ἄρεως γνώμῃ τὰ γινόμενα---τούτων ἕνεκα Ἀφνειὸν τὸν θεὸν ὀνομάζουσι· τῷ δὲ παιδίῳ ὄνομα τεθῆναί φασιν Ἀέροπον. He was still clinging to his mother and drawing abundant milk from her breasts. Infant feeding from the mother is part of the mythic narrative about the child Aerope/Afneius.
8.44.8 2 other high ἔστι δὲ κατὰ τὴν ἐς Τεγέαν ὁδὸν Λευκώνιος καλουμένη κρήνη· θυγατέρα δὲ Ἀφείδαντος λέγουσιν εἶναι τὴν Λευκώνην, καὶ οὐ πόρρω τοῦ Τεγεατῶν οἱ ἄστεως μνῆμά ἐστιν. And since these events took place according to the will of Ares, they call the god "Apneios" ("Giver of Plenty"); they also say that the child was named Aeropos. Purely geographical and antiquarian: identifies a spring, a claimed parentage, and a nearby tomb.