Pausanias Analysis

Passage 1.2.1

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Passage 1.2.1: Tomb of Antiope the Amazon

Mythic Skeptical

Greek Text

ἐσελθόντων δὲ ἐς τὴν πόλιν ἐστὶν Ἀντιόπης μνῆμα Ἀμαζόνος. ταύτην τὴν Ἀντιόπην Πίνδαρος μέν φησιν ὑπὸ Πειρίθου καὶ Θησέως ἁρπασθῆναι, Τροιζηνίῳ δὲ Ἡγίᾳ τοιάδε ἐς αὐτὴν πεποίηται· Ἡρακλέα Θεμίσκυραν πολιορκοῦντα τὴν ἐπὶ Θερμώδοντι ἑλεῖν μὴ δύνασθαι, Θησέως δὲ ἐρασθεῖσαν Ἀντιόπην--- στρατεῦσαι γὰρ ἅμα Ἡρακλεῖ καὶ Θησέα---παραδοῦναι τε τὸ χωρίον. τάδε μὲν Ἡγίας πεποίηκεν· Ἀθηναῖοι δέ φασιν, ἐπεί τε ἦλθον Ἀμαζόνες, Ἀντιόπην μὲν ὑπὸ Μολπαδίας τοξευθῆναι, Μολπαδίαν δὲ ἀποθανεῖν ὑπὸ Θησέως. καὶ μνῆμά ἐστι καὶ Μολπαδίας Ἀθηναίοις.

English Translation

When one enters the city, there is the tomb of Antiope the Amazon. Pindar says that this Antiope was seized by Pirithous and Theseus, but Hegias of Troezen has composed the following account about her: that while Heracles was besieging Themiskyra on the Thermodon and was unable to take it, Antiope, having fallen in love with Theseus (as Theseus was campaigning together with Heracles), surrendered the city. Such is Hegias's account. However, the Athenians themselves say that when the Amazons came, Antiope was shot by Molpadia, and Molpadia was killed by Theseus. And the Athenians also possess the tomb of Molpadia.

Proper Nouns

Theseus (Θησεύς) person
Molpadia (Μολπαδία) person
Pindar (Πίνδαρος) person
Peirithous (Πειρίθους) person
Troezenians (Τροιζήνιος) person
Athenians (Ἀθηναῖοι) person
Amazon (Ἀμαζών) person
Also in: 5.10.9 5.25.11
Antiope (Ἀντιόπη) person
Hegias (Ἡγίας) person
Also in: 8.42.10
Heracles (Ἡρακλῆς) person
Themiscyra (Θεμίσκυρα) place Q122875
Also in: 1.15.2 1.41.7
Thermodon (Θερμώδων) place Q684421
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