Pausanias Analysis

Passage 1.15.2

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Passage 1.15.2: Athenians and Theseus fighting the Amazons.

Mythic Non-skeptical

Greek Text

ἐν δὲ τῷ μέσῳ τῶν τοίχων Ἀθηναῖοι καὶ Θησεὺς Ἀμαζόσι μάχονται. μόναις δὲ ἄρα ταῖς γυναιξὶν οὐκ ἀφῄρει τὰ πταίσματα τὸ ἐς τοὺς κινδύνους ἀφειδές, εἴ γε Θεμισκύρας τε ἁλούσης ὑπὸ Ἡρακλέους καὶ ὕστερον φθαρείσης σφίσι τῆς στρατιᾶς, ἣν ἐπʼ Ἀθήνας ἔστειλαν, ὅμως ἐς Τροίαν ἦλθον Ἀθηναίοις τε αὐτοῖς μαχούμεναι καὶ τοῖς πᾶσιν Ἕλλησιν. ἐπὶ δὲ ταῖς Ἀμαζόσιν Ἕλληνές εἰσιν ᾑρηκότες Ἴλιον καὶ οἱ βασιλεῖς ἠθροισμένοι διὰ τὸ Αἴαντος ἐς Κασσάνδραν τόλμημα· καὶ αὐτὸν ἡ γραφὴ τὸν Αἴαντα ἔχει καὶ γυναῖκας τῶν αἰχμαλώτων ἄλλας τε καὶ Κασσάνδραν.

English Translation

In the middle of the paintings, the Athenians and Theseus are depicted fighting against the Amazons. Indeed, reckless bravery in dangers did not exempt even the women alone from disasters; for, after Themiscyra had been captured by Heracles, and subsequently after the army they sent against Athens had been destroyed, nevertheless they came to Troy to fight the Athenians themselves along with all the Greeks. Adjacent to the Amazons are the Greeks who captured Ilium, and the kings assembled due to the outrage of Ajax against Cassandra; the painting includes Ajax himself and some of the captive women, Cassandra among them.

Proper Nouns

Ajax (Αἴας) person Q14566703
Theseus (Θησεύς) person
Cassandra (Κασσάνδρα) person
Athenians (Ἀθηναῖοι) person
Amazons (Ἀμάζονες) person
Hellenes (Ἕλληνες) person
Heracles (Ἡρακλῆς) person
Themiscyra (Θεμίσκυρα) place Q122875
Also in: 1.2.1 1.41.7
Troy (Τροία) place Q22647
Athens (Ἀθῆναι) place Q844930
Ilion (Ilium) (Ἶλιος) place
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