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Chapter 9.24

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9.24.1 1 other high ἐξ Ἀκραιφνίου δὲ ἰόντι εὐθεῖαν ἐπὶ λίμνην τὴν Κηφισίδα---οἱ δὲ Κωπαΐδα ὀνομάζουσι τὴν αὐτήν--- πεδίον καλούμενόν ἐστιν Ἀθαμάντιον· Going straight from Akraiphnium to the lake called Kephisian—also called Kopais by some—there is a plain known as Athamantion. Purely geographical route description naming a plain and lake.
9.24.1 2 mythic high οἰκῆσαι δὲ Ἀθάμαντα ἐν αὐτῷ φασιν. They say Athamas himself once dwelt in it. Athamas is a mythic figure, and the sentence reports his dwelling in the place.
9.24.1 3 other high ἐς δὲ τὴν λίμνην ὅ τε ποταμὸς ὁ Κηφισὸς ἐκδίδωσιν ἀρχόμενος ἐκ Λιλαίας τῆς Φωκέων καὶ διαπλεύσαντί εἰσι Κῶπαι. Into the lake flows the river Cephisus, whose source is at Lilaea among the Phokians, and sailing across the lake, one arrives at Kopai. Purely geographical and route description of a river, lake, and destination; no mythic or historical event.
9.24.1 4 other high κεῖνται δὲ αἱ Κῶπαι πόλισμα ἐπὶ τῇ λίμνῃ, τούτου δὲ καὶ Ὅμηρος ἐποιήσατο ἐν καταλόγῳ μνήμην· Kopai is a small city situated on the shore of the lake, and Homer has also mentioned it in his catalogue. A geographical description of Kopai and an antiquarian Homeric reference, not a mythic or post-500 BC historical event.
9.24.1 5 other high ἐνταῦθα Δήμητρος καὶ Διονύσου καὶ Σαράπιδός ἐστιν ἱερά. Here there are sanctuaries of Demeter, Dionysus, and Sarapis. A location note listing sanctuaries is descriptive/geographical, not a mythic event or historical event.
9.24.2 1 mythic medium λέγουσι δὲ οἱ Βοιωτοὶ καὶ πολίσματα ἄλλα πρὸς τῇ λίμνῃ ποτὲ Ἀθήνας καὶ Ἐλευσῖνα οἰκεῖσθαι, καὶ ὡς ὥρᾳ χειμῶνος ἐπικλύσασα ἠφάνισεν αὐτὰ ἡ λίμνη. The Boeotians say that other towns, once inhabited, called Athenae and Eleusis, existed near the lake, but one winter season the lake flooded and caused their disappearance. A local tradition about flooded towns by the lake and their disappearance is presented as aetiological landscape lore, not secure history.
9.24.2 2 other high οἱ μὲν δὴ ἰχθῦς οἱ ἐν τῇ Κηφισίδι οὐδέν τι διάφορον ἐς ἄλλους ἰχθῦς τοὺς λιμναίους ἔχουσιν· αἱ δὲ ἐγχέλεις αὐτόθι καὶ μεγέθει μέγισται καὶ ἐσθίειν εἰσὶν ἥδισται. The fish inhabiting Lake Cephisus do not differ at all from other lake-fish, but the eels found there are the largest in size and most delicious to taste. Purely descriptive natural history about fish and eels in a lake; no mythic or historical event.
9.24.3 1 other high Κωπῶν δὲ ἐν ἀριστερᾷ σταδίους προελθόντι ὡς δώδεκα εἰσὶν Ὄλμωνες, Ὀλμωνέων δὲ ἑπτά που στάδια Ὕηττος ἀφέστηκε On the left side of Kopai, at a distance of about twelve stades, is Olmones; and about seven stades from Olmones lies Hyettus. Pure route and distance description between places; no mythic or historical event.
9.24.3 2 other high κῶμαι νῦν τε οὖσαι καὶ εὐθὺς ἐξ ἀρχῆς· μοίρας δὲ ἐμοὶ δοκεῖν τῆς Ὀρχομενίας εἰσὶ καὶ αὗται καὶ πεδίον τὸ Ἀθαμάντιον. Both these settlements, villages from the beginning and still so at the present time, seem to me to have belonged originally to the territory of Orchomenus, as does also the Athamantian plain. Describes settlement status and territorial affiliation, not a mythic or historical event.
9.24.3 3 mythic high καὶ ὅσα μὲν ἐς Ὕηττον ἄνδρα Ἀργεῖον καὶ Ὄλμον τὸν Σισύφου λεγόμενα ἤκουον, προσέσται καὶ αὐτὰ τῇ Ὀρχομενίᾳ συγγραφῇ· Whatever accounts I heard concerning Hyettus, an Argive hero, and Olmus, the son of Sisyphus, these likewise will be recounted in my description of Orchomenus. Refers to heroic figures and mythic material to be treated in a later regional account.
9.24.3 4 other high θέας δὲ ἄξιον ἐν μὲν Ὄλμωσιν οὐδʼ ἐπὶ βραχύτατον παρεῖχον οὐδέν, ἐν Ὑήττῳ δὲ ναός ἐστιν Ἡρακλέους καὶ ἰάματα εὕρασθαι παρὰ τούτου τοῖς κάμνουσιν ἔστιν, At Olmones there was nothing at all worthy of note, even briefly; at Hyettus, however, there is a temple of Heracles, where cures are said to be granted by the god to the sick. Describes local geography and a temple with healing claims, without a specific mythic or historical event.
9.24.3 5 other high ὄντος οὐχὶ ἀγάλματος σὺν τέχνῃ, λίθου δὲ ἀργοῦ κατὰ τὸ ἀρχαῖον. The image there is of no great artistry, but is instead, according to the ancient fashion, simply a rough stone. Describes the form of the cult image as a rough stone and its archaic style, which is descriptive/antiquarian rather than mythic or historical.
9.24.4 1 other high Ὑήττου δὲ στάδια ὡς εἴκοσιν ἀπέχουσι Κύρτωνες· About twenty stades from Hyettus are the Cyrtones. Pure route/geographical distance statement between places.
9.24.4 2 other high τὸ δὲ ἀρχαῖον ὄνομα τῷ πολίσματί φασιν εἶναι Κυρτώνην. They say the settlement was originally named Cyrtone. An antiquarian note about the settlement's original name, not a mythic or historical event.
9.24.4 3 other high ᾤκισται δὲ ἐπὶ ὄρους ὑψηλοῦ, καὶ Ἀπόλλωνός ἐστιν ἐνταῦθα ναός τε καὶ ἄλσος· It is built upon a high mountain, and here there is a temple and grove of Apollo. Purely topographical and descriptive: location on a high mountain with a temple and grove of Apollo.
9.24.4 4 other high ἀγάλματα δὲ ὀρθὰ Ἀπόλλωνος καὶ Ἀρτέμιδός ἐστιν. There are upright statues of Apollo and Artemis. A descriptive note about statues of Apollo and Artemis, not an event or mythic/historical occurrence.
9.24.4 5 other high ἔστι δὲ αὐτόθι καὶ ὕδωρ ψυχρὸν ἐκ πέτρας ἀνερχόμενον· Here also is a spring of cold water flowing out of a rock. A simple geographical description of a cold spring flowing from a rock.
9.24.4 6 other high νυμφῶν δὲ ἱερὸν ἐπὶ τῇ πηγῇ καὶ ἄλσος οὐ μέγα ἐστίν, ἥμερα δὲ ὁμοίως πάντα ἐν τῷ ἄλσει δένδρα. At the spring is a sanctuary of the Nymphs and a small grove, in which all the trees are likewise cultivated. Describes a sanctuary, spring, grove, and cultivated trees; this is topographical/descriptive rather than mythic or historical.
9.24.5 1 other high ἐκ δὲ Κυρτώνων ὑπερβάλλοντι τὸ ὄρος πόλισμά ἐστι Κορσεία, ὑπὸ δὲ αὐτῷ δένδρων ἄλσος οὐχ ἡμέρων· πρῖνοι τὸ πολύ εἰσιν. After Cyrtones, as one crosses over the mountain, there is a small town called Korseia; at the foot of it is a grove of wild trees, mainly oaks. Purely geographical and descriptive: route, town, and grove of wild trees.
9.24.5 2 other high Ἑρμοῦ δὲ ἄγαλμα οὐ μέγα ἐν ὑπαίθρῳ τοῦ ἄλσους ἕστηκε. In the open air within the grove stands a rather small statue of Hermes. A simple descriptive note about a statue’s location and size, with no event or dated historical action.
9.24.5 3 other high τοῦτο ἀπέχει Κορσείας ὅσον τε ἥμισυ σταδίου. This lies at a distance of about half a stade from Korseia. Purely geographic distance statement locating a place relative to Korseia.
9.24.5 4 other high καταβάντων δὲ ἐς τὸ χθαμαλὸν ποταμὸς Πλατάνιος καλούμενος ἐκδίδωσιν ἐς θάλασσαν· As one descends to the plain, a river called Platanios flows into the sea. Purely geographic description of a river reaching the sea; no mythic or historical event.
9.24.5 5 other high ἐν δεξιᾷ δὲ τοῦ ποταμοῦ Βοιωτῶν ἔσχατοι ταύτῃ πόλισμα οἰκοῦσιν Ἁλὰς ἐπὶ θαλάσσῃ, ἣ τὴν Λοκρίδα ἤπειρον ἀπὸ τῆς Εὐβοίας διείργει. On the right side of this river dwell the inhabitants of Halai-on-the-Sea, the last settlement of the Boeotians here, where the Lokrian mainland is separated from Euboea. Purely geographical and descriptive: locates Halai-on-the-Sea and describes the river and boundary with Euboea.