Greek passages split into sentences with English translation
| Passage | Sentence | Greek | English | Era | Skepticism |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.24.1 | 1 | τὴν δὲ ἀκρόπολιν Λάρισαν μὲν καλοῦσιν ἀπὸ τῆς Πελασγοῦ θυγατρός· ἀπὸ ταύτης δὲ καὶ δύο τῶν ἐν Θεσσαλίᾳ πόλεων, ἥ τε ἐπὶ θαλάσσῃ καὶ ἡ παρὰ τὸν Πηνειόν, ὠνομάσθησαν. | The acropolis they call Larisa, named after the daughter of Pelasgus; from her also two cities in Thessaly have derived their name, one by the sea and another near the Peneius. | Mythic | Not Skeptical |
| 2.24.1 | 2 | ἀνιόντων δὲ ἐς τὴν ἀκρόπολιν ἔστι μὲν τῆς Ἀκραίας Ἥρας τὸ ἱερόν, ἔστι δὲ καὶ ναὸς Ἀπόλλωνος, ὃν Πυθαεὺς πρῶτος παραγενόμενος ἐκ Δελφῶν λέγεται ποιῆσαι. | As one ascends toward the acropolis, there is a sanctuary of Hera Akraia and also a temple of Apollo, said to have been first built by Pythaeus, who came from Delphi. | Mythic | Skeptical |
| 2.24.1 | 3 | τὸ δὲ ἄγαλμα τὸ νῦν χαλκοῦν ἐστιν ὀρθόν, Δειραδιώτης Ἀπόλλων καλούμενος, ὅτι καὶ ὁ τόπος οὗτος καλεῖται Δειράς. | The statue found there now is made of bronze and stands upright, called Apollo Deiradiotes, since this place too is named Deiras. | Historical | Not Skeptical |
| 2.24.1 | 4 | ἡ δέ οἱ μαντικὴ---μαντεύεται γὰρ ἔτι καὶ ἐς ἡμᾶς--- καθέστηκε τρόπον τοῦτον. | The oracle there—for it continues even into our own day—is established thus. | Historical | Not Skeptical |
| 2.24.1 | 5 | γυνὴ μὲν προφητεύουσά ἐστιν, ἀνδρὸς εὐνῆς εἰργομένη· θυομένης δὲ ἐν νυκτὶ ἀρνὸς κατὰ μῆνα ἕκαστον, γευσαμένη δὴ τοῦ αἵματος ἡ γυνὴ κάτοχος ἐκ τοῦ θεοῦ γίνεται. | The prophetess is a woman kept apart from the bed of a man; on one night each month a lamb is sacrificed, and when she has tasted of the blood, she becomes possessed by the god. | Historical | Not Skeptical |
| 2.24.2 | 1 | τοῦ Δειραδιώτου δὲ Ἀπόλλωνος ἔχεται μὲν ἱερὸν Ἀθηνᾶς Ὀξυδερκοῦς καλουμένης, Διομήδους ἀνάθημα, ὅτι οἱ μαχομένῳ ποτὲ ἐν Ἰλίῳ τὴν ἀχλὺν ἀφεῖλεν ἡ θεὸς ἀπὸ τῶν ὀφθαλμῶν· | Next to the sanctuary of Apollo Deiradiotes stands a shrine to Athena, called Oxyderkes ("Keen-sighted"), dedicated by Diomedes, because once, when he was fighting at Troy, the goddess removed the mist from his eyes. | Mythic | Not Skeptical |
| 2.24.2 | 2 | ἔχεται δὲ τὸ στάδιον, ἐν ᾧ τὸν ἀγῶνα τῷ Νεμείῳ Διὶ καὶ τὰ Ἡραῖα ἄγουσιν. | Near it lies the stadium, in which they celebrate both the contest held in honor of Zeus Nemeios and the Heraia festival. | Historical | Not Skeptical |
| 2.24.2 | 3 | ἐς δὲ τὴν ἀκρόπολιν ἰοῦσίν ἐστιν ἐν ἀριστερᾷ τῆς ὁδοῦ τῶν Αἰγύπτου παίδων καὶ ταύτῃ μνῆμα. | On the left of the road leading up to the Acropolis, there is also a grave of the children of Aigyptos. | Mythic | Not Skeptical |
| 2.24.2 | 4 | χωρὶς μὲν γὰρ ἀπὸ τῶν σωμάτων ἐνταῦθα αἱ κεφαλαί, χωρὶς δὲ ἐν Λέρνῃ σώματα τὰ λοιπά· | The heads alone lie buried here separate from the bodies, while the rest of the bodies are in Lerna. | Mythic | Not Skeptical |
| 2.24.2 | 5 | ἐν Λέρνῃ γὰρ καὶ ὁ φόνος ἐξειργάσθη τῶν νεανίσκων, ἀποθανόντων δὲ ἀποτέμνουσιν αἱ γυναῖκες τὰς κεφαλὰς ἀπόδειξιν πρὸς τὸν πατέρα ὧν ἐτόλμησαν. | For it was in Lerna that the youths were murdered, and after their deaths, the women cut off the heads and brought them as proof to their father of the deeds they had dared to commit. | Mythic | Not Skeptical |
| 2.24.3 | 1 | ἐπʼ ἄκρᾳ δέ ἐστι τῇ Λαρίσῃ Διὸς ἐπίκλησιν Λαρισαίου ναός, οὐκ ἔχων ὄροφον· τὸ δὲ ἄγαλμα ξύλου πεποιημένον οὐκέτι ἑστηκὸς ἦν ἐπὶ τῷ βάθρῳ. | On the summit of Larisa there is a temple dedicated to Zeus surnamed Larissaios; it has no roof, and the wooden cult statue no longer stood upon its pedestal. | Historical | Not Skeptical |
| 2.24.3 | 2 | καὶ Ἀθηνᾶς δὲ ναός ἐστι θέας ἄξιος· ἐνταῦθα ἀναθήματα κεῖται καὶ ἄλλα καὶ Ζεὺς ξόανον, δύο μὲν ᾗ πεφύκαμεν ἔχον ὀφθαλμούς, τρίτον δὲ ἐπὶ τοῦ μετώπου. | There stands also a temple of Athena worthy of notice: within it are various offerings, including notably a wooden image (xoanon) of Zeus, possessing two eyes in the natural place and a third upon the forehead. | Historical | Not Skeptical |
| 2.24.3 | 3 | τοῦτον τὸν Δία Πριάμῳ φασὶν εἶναι τῷ Λαομέδοντος πατρῷον ἐν ὑπαίθρῳ τῆς αὐλῆς ἱδρυμένον, καὶ ὅτε ἡλίσκετο ὑπὸ Ἑλλήνων Ἴλιον, ἐπὶ τούτου κατέφυγεν ὁ Πρίαμος τὸν βωμόν. | It is said that this Zeus originally belonged to Priam, son of Laomedon, set up in the open courtyard of his palace, and when Troy was captured by the Greeks, Priam took refuge upon this altar. | Mythic | Not Skeptical |
| 2.24.3 | 4 | ἐπεὶ δὲ τὰ λάφυρα ἐνέμοντο, λαμβάνει Σθένελος ὁ Καπανέως αὐτόν, καὶ ἀνάκειται μὲν διὰ τοῦτο ἐνταῦθα· | Later, when the Greeks divided the spoils, Sthenelos, son of Kapaneus, took it for himself, and for this reason it is dedicated here. | Mythic | Not Skeptical |
| 2.24.4 | 1 | τρεῖς δὲ ὀφθαλμοὺς ἔχειν ἐπὶ τῷδε ἄν τις τεκμαίροιτο αὐτόν. | One might conjecture that he was depicted with three eyes for the following reason. | Mythic | Skeptical |
| 2.24.4 | 2 | Δία γὰρ ἐν οὐρανῷ βασιλεύειν, οὗτος μὲν λόγος κοινὸς πάντων ἐστὶν ἀνθρώπων. | That Zeus reigns in heaven is belief commonly held by all mankind. | Mythic | Not Skeptical |
| 2.24.4 | 3 | ὃν δὲ ἄρχειν φασὶν ὑπὸ γῆς, ἔστιν ἔπος τῶν Ὁμήρου Δία ὀνομάζον καὶ τοῦτον· Ζεύς τε καταχθόνιος καὶ ἐπαινὴ Περσεφόνεια. Hom. ll. 9.457 | A Homeric verse applies the name of Zeus also to him whom they say rules beneath the earth: "the underworld Zeus and dread Persephone" (Il. 9.457). | Mythic | Not Skeptical |
| 2.24.4 | 4 | Αἰσχύλος δὲ ὁ Εὐφορίωνος καλεῖ Δία καὶ τὸν ἐν θαλάσσῃ. | Aeschylus, son of Euphorion, calls Zeus also lord of the sea. | Mythic | Not Skeptical |
| 2.24.4 | 5 | τρισὶν οὖν ὁρῶντα ἐποίησεν ὀφθαλμοῖς ὅστις δὴ ἦν ὁ ποιήσας, ἅτε ἐν ταῖς τρισὶ ταῖς λεγομέναις λήξεσιν ἄρχοντα τὸν αὐτὸν τοῦτον θεόν. | Therefore whoever fashioned this god gave him three eyes, because the same deity rules the three realms traditionally spoken of. | Mythic | Not Skeptical |
| 2.24.5 | 1 | ὁδοὶ δὲ ἐξ Ἄργους καὶ κατʼ ἄλλα εἰσὶ τῆς Πελοποννήσου καὶ πρὸς Ἀρκαδίας ἐπὶ Τεγέαν. | Roads from Argos extend both towards other parts of the Peloponnesus and toward Arcadia, leading to Tegea. | Historical | Not Skeptical |
| 2.24.5 | 2 | ἐν δεξιᾷ δὲ ὄρος ἐστὶν ἡ Λυκώνη, δένδρα κυπαρίσσου μάλιστα ἔχουσα. | On the right is a mountain called Lycone, especially rich in cypress trees. | Historical | Not Skeptical |
| 2.24.5 | 3 | ᾠκοδόμηται δὲ ἐπὶ κορυφῇ τοῦ ὄρους Ἀρτέμιδος Ὀρθίας ἱερόν, καὶ ἀγάλματα Ἀπόλλωνος καὶ Λητοῦς καὶ Ἀρτέμιδος πεποίηται λευκοῦ λίθου· Πολυκλείτου δέ φασιν εἶναι ἔργα. | On its summit stands a sanctuary dedicated to Artemis Orthia, with statues of Apollo, Leto, and Artemis crafted from white stone, said to be works of Polycleitus. | Historical | Skeptical |
| 2.24.5 | 4 | καταβάντων δὲ ἐκ τοῦ ὄρους αὖθίς ἐστιν ἐν ἀριστερᾷ τῆς λεωφόρου ναὸς Ἀρτέμιδος. | Upon descending from the mountain, again on the left side of the road, there is a temple of Artemis. | Historical | Not Skeptical |
| 2.24.6 | 1 | ὀλίγον δὲ ἀπωτέρω ἐν δεξιᾷ τῆς ὁδοῦ Χάον ἐστὶν ὄρος ὀνομαζόμενον, ὑπὸ δὲ αὐτῷ δένδρα πέφυκεν ἥμερα καὶ ἄνεισι τοῦ Ἐρασίνου φανερὸν ἐνταῦθα δὴ τὸ ὕδωρ· τέως δὲ ἐκ Στυμφάλου ῥεῖ τῆς Ἀρκάδων ὥσπερ ἐξ Εὐρίπου κατὰ Ἐλευσῖνα καὶ τὴν ταύτῃ θάλασσαν οἱ Ῥειτοί. | A short distance further, on the right-hand side of the road, there is a mountain named Chaon; at the foot of this mountain grow cultivated trees, and the water of the Erasinus river rises to view clearly there; until that point, the river flows underground from Stymphalus in Arcadia, just as the streams called Rheitoi flow from the Euripus and emerge near Eleusis into the sea located there. | Historical | Not Skeptical |
| 2.24.6 | 2 | πρὸς δὲ τοῦ Ἐρασίνου ταῖς κατὰ τὸ ὄρος ἐκβολαῖς Διονύσῳ καὶ Πανὶ θύουσι, τῷ Διονύσῳ δὲ καὶ ἑορτὴν ἄγουσι καλουμένην Τύρβην. | Near where the Erasinus emerges from the mountain, the people sacrifice to Dionysus and Pan, and they conduct a festival for Dionysus as well, called Tyrbe. | Historical | Not Skeptical |
| 2.24.7 | 1 | ἐπανελθοῦσι δὲ ἐς τὴν ἐπὶ Τεγέας ὁδόν ἐστιν ἐν δεξιᾷ τοῦ ὀνομαζομένου Τρόχου Κεγχρεαί. | Returning again to the road leading to Tegea, on the right hand side is a place called Kenchreai near Trochos. | Historical | Not Skeptical |
| 2.24.7 | 2 | τὸ δὲ ὄνομα ἐφʼ ὅτῳ τῷ χωρίῳ γέγονεν, οὐ λέγουσι, πλὴν εἰ μὴ καὶ τοῦτο ἄρα ὠνομάσθη διὰ τὸν Πειρήνης παῖδα Κεγχρίαν. | They do not explain from where the place received its name, unless perhaps it was also named after Kenchrias, the son of Peirene. | Mythic | Skeptical |
| 2.24.7 | 3 | καὶ πολυάνδρια ἐνταῦθά ἐστιν Ἀργείων νικησάντων μάχῃ Λακεδαιμονίους περὶ Ὑσιάς. | Here stand burial mounds of Argives who defeated the Spartans in battle at Hysiai. | Historical | Not Skeptical |
| 2.24.7 | 4 | τὸν δὲ ἀγῶνα τοῦτον συμβάντα εὕρισκον Ἀθηναίοις ἄρχοντος Πεισιστράτου, τετάρτῳ δὲ ἔτει τῆς ἑβδόμης καὶ εἰκοστῆς Ὀλυμπιάδος ἣν Εὐρύβοτος Ἀθηναῖος ἐνίκα στάδιον. | I discovered that this encounter occurred when Peisistratos was archon of the Athenians, in the fourth year of the twenty-seventh Olympiad, during which Olympiad Eurybotus of Athens won the stadion race. | Historical | Not Skeptical |
| 2.24.7 | 5 | καταβάντος δὲ ἐς τὸ χθαμαλώτερον ἐρείπια Ὑσιῶν ἐστι πόλεώς ποτε ἐν τῇ Ἀργολίδι, καὶ τὸ πταῖσμα Λακεδαιμονίοις ἐνταῦθα γενέσθαι λέγουσιν. | Descending further into lower ground, there are the ruins of Hysiai, once a city within Argolis, and the local tradition is that it was here that the Spartans suffered the defeat. | Historical | Not Skeptical |