Pausanias Analysis

Passage 1.41.8

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Passage 1.41.8: Tomb of Tereus at Daulis

Mythic Skeptical

Greek Text

τούτου δέ ἐστιν οὐ πόρρω τάφος Τηρέως τοῦ Πρόκνην γήμαντος τὴν Πανδίονος. ἐβασίλευσε δὲ ὁ Τηρεύς, ὡς μὲν λέγουσιν οἱ Μεγαρεῖς, περὶ τὰς Παγὰς τὰς καλουμένας τῆς Μεγαρίδος, ὡς δὲ ἐγώ τε δοκῶ καὶ τεκμήρια ἐς τόδε λείπεται, Δαυλίδος ἦρχε τῆς ὑπὲρ Χαιρωνείας· πάλαι γὰρ τῆς νῦν καλουμένης Ἑλλάδος βάρβαροι τὰ πολλὰ ᾤκησαν. ἐπεὶ δὲ ἦν καὶ Τηρεῖ τὰ ἐς Φιλομήλαν ἐξειργασμένα καὶ τὰ περὶ τὸν Ἴτυν ὑπὸ τῶν γυναικῶν, ἑλεῖν σφᾶς ὁ Τηρεὺς οὐκ ἐδύνατο·

English Translation

Not far from here is the tomb of Tereus, the husband of Procne, daughter of Pandion. According to the Megarians, Tereus ruled around the region called Pagae in Megaris, but I myself hold, supported by evidence still available today, that he governed Daulis, a territory situated beyond Chaeronea. For in ancient times most of the regions now called Hellas were occupied by barbarians. After Tereus had committed that deed against Philomela, and subsequently the women had done what they did to Itys, he was unable to capture them.

Proper Nouns

Megarians (Μεγαρεῖς) person
Pandion (Πανδίων) person
Procne (Πρόκνη) person
Tereus (Τηρεύς) person
Philomela (Φιλομήλα) person
Also in: 10.4.9
Itys (Ἴτυς) person
Also in: 1.24.3
Daulis (Δαυλίς) place Q1172948
Megaris (Μεγαρίς) place Q645572
Pagai (Πγαί) place Q935675
Also in: 9.19.2
Chaeronea (Χαιρώνεια) place Q13574678
Hellas (Ἑλλάς) place Q7798
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