Pausanias Analysis

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Chapter 9.35

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9.35.1 1 mythic high τὸν δὲ Ἐτεοκλέα λέγουσιν οἱ Βοιωτοὶ Χάρισιν ἀνθρώπων θῦσαι πρῶτον. The Boeotians say that Eteocles was the first among men to sacrifice to the Graces. Eteocles is a mythic figure, and the sentence reports a mythic first sacrifice to the Graces.
9.35.1 2 mythic high καὶ ὅτι μὲν τρεῖς εἶναι Χάριτας κατεστήσατο ἴσασιν, ὀνόματα δὲ οἷα ἔθετο αὐταῖς οὐ μνημονεύουσιν· They also know that he established the Graces as being three in number, but they do not record the names that he gave them. Refers to the establishment of the Graces, a mythic/divine tradition.
9.35.1 3 mythic high ἐπεὶ Λακεδαιμόνιοί γε εἶναι Χάριτας δύο καὶ Λακεδαίμονα ἱδρύσασθαι τὸν Ταϋγέτης φασὶν αὐτὰς καὶ ὀνόματα θέσθαι Κλήταν καὶ Φαένναν. The Lacedaemonians, on the other hand, claim there are only two Graces, and they say that Lacedaemon, son of Taygete, established them and gave them the names Cleta and Phaenna. Names a mythic founder, Lacedaemon son of Taygete, and his establishment of the Graces.
9.35.2 1 mythic high ἐοικότα μὲν δὴ Χάρισιν ὀνόματα καὶ ταῦτα, ἐοικότα δὲ καὶ παρʼ Ἀθηναίοις· τιμῶσι γὰρ ἐκ παλαιοῦ καὶ Ἀθηναῖοι Χάριτας Αὐξὼ καὶ Ἡγεμόνην. Indeed these names also seem suitable for the Graces, and fitting as well are those among the Athenians; for from ancient times even the Athenians have honored the Graces named Auxo and Hegemone. Mentions the Graces and their ancient cult names at Athens, a mythic/religious reference rather than a historical event.
9.35.2 2 other high τὸ γὰρ τῆς Καρποῦς ἐστὶν οὐ Χάριτος ἀλλὰ Ὥρας ὄνομα· τῇ δὲ ἑτέρᾳ τῶν Ὡρῶν νέμουσιν ὁμοῦ τῇ Πανδρόσῳ τιμὰς οἱ Ἀθηναῖοι, Θαλλὼ τὴν θεὸν ὀνομάζοντες. For Karpo's name is that not of a Grace, but of an Hora; and the Athenians grant honors jointly to Pandrosos and another Hora, calling the goddess Thallo. A mythological/antiquarian note identifying names of goddesses and cult honors, not a mythic event or historical event.
9.35.3 1 mythic medium παρὰ δὲ Ἐτεοκλέους τοῦ Ὀρχομενίου μαθόντες τρισὶν ἤδη νομίζομεν Χάρισιν εὔχεσθαι· Having learned from Eteocles of Orchomenus, we now customarily pray to three Graces. Refers to Eteocles of Orchomenus and the cultic tradition of praying to three Graces, tied to mythic antiquarian explanation.
9.35.3 2 other high καὶ Ἀγγελίων τε καὶ Τεκταῖος †ὅσοι γε Διονύσου †τὸν Ἀπόλλωνα ἐργασάμενοι Δηλίοις τρεῖς ἐποίησαν ἐπὶ τῇ χειρὶ αὐτοῦ Χάριτας· And Angelion and Tectaeus, who fashioned an image of Apollo for the Delians, placed three Graces in his hand; Art-historical/antiquarian description of a cult statue and its decoration, not a mythic event or post-500 BC historical event.
9.35.3 3 other high καὶ Ἀθήνῃσι πρὸ τῆς ἐς τὴν ἀκρόπολιν ἐσόδου Χάριτές εἰσι καὶ αὗται τρεῖς, also, at Athens, before the approach to the Acropolis, there are likewise three Graces, Purely descriptive location note about statues at Athens; no event or historical development.
9.35.3 4 other high παρὰ δὲ αὐταῖς τελετὴν ἄγουσιν ἐς τοὺς πολλοὺς ἀπόρρητον. beside whom rites are conducted that must not be revealed to the multitude. Describes secret rites conducted beside the statues; this is ritual/antiquarian description, not a mythic event or later historical event.
9.35.4 1 mythic high Πάμφως μὲν δὴ πρῶτος ὧν ἴσμεν ᾖσεν ἐς Χάριτας, πέρα δὲ οὔτε ἀριθμοῦ πέρι οὔτε ἐς τὰ ὀνόματά ἐστιν οὐδὲν αὐτῷ πεποιημένον· Indeed, Pamphos was the first, so far as we know, to sing about the Charites; yet he composed nothing concerning either their number or names. Pamphos is an archaic poet linked to the Charites, a mythic subject; the sentence concerns mythic tradition rather than historical event.
9.35.4 2 mythic high Ὅμηρος δὲ---ἐμνημόνευσε γὰρ Χαρίτων καὶ οὗτος---τὴν μὲν Ἡφαίστου γυναῖκα εἶναι λέγει καὶ ὄνομα αὐτῇ τίθεται Χάριν, Πασιθέας δὲ εἶναί φησιν ἐραστὴν Ὕπνον, ἐν δὲ Ὕπνου τοῖς λόγοις τὸ ἔπος ἐποίησεν Homer also mentions the Charites, claiming that one of them is the wife of Hephaestus and naming her Charis; he says furthermore that Pasithea was beloved by Hypnos, and in the speech of Hypnos he composed the verse: Refers to Homeric divine figures, the Charites, Hephaestus, Pasithea, and Hypnos; this is mythic genealogy and poetic tradition.
9.35.4 3 mythic high ἦ μέν μοι δώσειν Χαρίτων μίαν ὁπλοτεράων. Hom. Il. 14.270-6 "And that you would give me one of the younger Charites." (Homer, Iliad 14.270-276) References the Charites in a Homeric mythological context.
9.35.4 4 other high τούτου δὲ ἕνεκα ὑπόνοια δὴ παρέστη τισὶν ὡς Χάριτας ἄρα καὶ πρεσβυτέρας οἶδεν ἄλλας Ὅμηρος. Because of this statement, some people have come to suspect that Homer was thus aware of other, older Charites. Antiquarian literary speculation about Homer and older Charites, not a mythic event or historical event.
9.35.5 1 mythic high Ἡσίοδος δὲ ἐν Θεογονίᾳ---προσιέσθω δὲ ὅτῳ φίλον τὴν Θεογονίαν---, ἐν δʼ οὖν τῇ ποιήσει ταύτῃ τὰς Χάριτάς φησιν εἶναι Διός τε καὶ Εὐρυνόμης καί σφισιν ὀνόματα Εὐφροσύνην τε καὶ Ἀγλαΐαν εἶναι καὶ Θαλίαν. Hesiod, however, in his Theogony—and let anyone who pleases accept the Theogony—within this poem he declares the Graces to be daughters of Zeus and Eurynome, naming them Euphrosyne, Aglaia, and Thaleia. Reports Hesiod’s mythic genealogy of the Graces as daughters of Zeus and Eurynome.
9.35.5 2 other high κατὰ ταὐτὰ δὲ ἐν ἔπεσίν ἐστι τοῖς Ὀνομακρίτου. Omacritus, in his poems, accords precisely with this view. A remark about Omacritus’ poetic account; it is antiquarian/literary, not an event.
9.35.5 3 mythic high Ἀντίμαχος δὲ οὔτε ἀριθμὸν Χαρίτων οὔτε ὀνόματα εἰπὼν Αἴγλης εἶναι θυγατέρας καὶ Ἡλίου φησὶν αὐτάς. Antimachus, on the other hand, neither stating the number nor the names of the Graces, says that they are daughters of Aegle and the Sun. Mentions the Graces as divine figures and their parentage, a mythic genealogical tradition.
9.35.5 4 other high Ἑρμησιάνακτι δὲ τῷ τὰ ἐλεγεῖα γράψαντι τοσόνδε οὐ κατὰ τὴν τῶν πρότερον δόξαν ἐστὶν αὐτῷ πεποιημένον, ὡς ἡ Πειθὼ Χαρίτων εἴη καὶ αὐτὴ μία. Moreover, Hermesianax, who composed elegies, diverges so far from previous opinion that he maintains Peitho ("Persuasion") herself is also one of the Graces. A literary antiquarian remark about Hermesianax’s poetic claim concerning Peitho and the Graces, not an event.
9.35.6 1 other high ὅστις δὲ ἦν ἀνθρώπων ὁ γυμνὰς πρῶτος Χάριτας ἤτοι πλάσας ἢ γραφῇ μιμησάμενος, οὐχ οἷόν τε ἐγένετο πυθέσθαι με, ἐπεὶ τά γε ἀρχαιότερα ἐχούσας ἐσθῆτα οἵ τε πλάσται καὶ κατὰ ταὐτὰ ἐποίουν οἱ ζωγράφοι· But as for determining who among men first depicted the Graces naked, either sculpting them or representing them in painting, I have been unable to discover. Antiquarian remark about identifying the first artist to depict the Graces naked; no mythic or historical event.
9.35.6 2 other high καὶ Σμυρναίοις τοῦτο μὲν ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ τῶν Νεμέσεων ὑπὲρ τῶν ἀγαλμάτων χρυσοῦ Χάριτες ἀνάκεινται, τέχνη Βουπάλου· In earlier works both sculptors and painters portrayed them clothed. Describes a cult statue dedication and artistic attribution in the sanctuary, which is descriptive/antiquarian rather than mythic or historical.
9.35.6 3 other high τοῦτο δέ σφισιν ἐν τῷ Ὠιδείῳ Χάριτός ἐστιν εἰκών, Ἀπελλοῦ γραφή· At Smyrna there stand golden Graces, dedicated in the sanctuary of the Nemeses, placed above the statues, the work of Boupalos; and also at Smyrna in the Odeion there is a painting of the Graces by Apelles. Describes a work of art and its location in the Odeion, not a mythic or historical event.
9.35.6 4 other high Περγαμηνοῖς δὲ ὡσαύτως ἐν τῷ Ἀττάλου θαλάμῳ, Βουπάλου καὶ αὗται· Likewise, the Pergamenes have in the chamber of Attalus figures of the Graces, these also by Boupalos. Describes a location and a work of art in Attalus' chamber; purely antiquarian/descriptive, not mythic or historical event.
9.35.7 1 other high καὶ πρὸς τῷ ὀνομαζομένῳ Πυθίῳ Χάριτες καὶ ἐνταῦθά εἰσι Πυθαγόρου γράψαντος Παρίου· Σωκράτης τε ὁ Σωφρονίσκου πρὸ τῆς ἐς τὴν ἀκρόπολιν ἐσόδου Χαρίτων εἰργάσατο ἀγάλματα Ἀθηναίοις. Near the so-called Pythian sanctuary there are also Graces, made here by Pythagoras of Paros; and Socrates, son of Sophroniscus, before the entrance to the Acropolis, fashioned images of the Graces for the Athenians. Describes sanctuaries and statuary locations/attributions, not a mythic or historical event.
9.35.7 2 other high καὶ ταῦτα μέν ἐστιν ὁμοίως ἅπαντα ἐν ἐσθῆτι, All these are alike clothed. Purely descriptive statement about appearance/clothing; no mythic or historical event.
9.35.7 3 other high οἱ δὲ ὕστερον--- οὐκ οἶδα ἐφʼ ὅτῳ---μεταβεβλήκασι τὸ σχῆμα αὐταῖς· Χάριτας γοῦν οἱ κατʼ ἐμὲ ἔπλασσόν τε καὶ ἔγραφον γυμνάς. Later artists—I do not know the reason—changed their appearance, for those sculptors and painters of my own time represent the Graces nude. Describes a later artistic change in the depiction of the Graces, not a mythic event or historical event.