Pausanias Analysis

Passage 10.1.9

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Passage 10.1.9: Phocians' desperate, divinely aided victory.

Historical Non-skeptical

Greek Text

ὡς δὲ ἐς χεῖρας συνῄεσαν, ἐνταῦθα τοῖς Φωκεῦσιν ἐγίνετο ἐν ὀφθαλμοῖς τὰ ἐς τὰς γυναῖκας καὶ ἐς τὰ τέκνα δόξαντα, τήν τε σωτηρίαν οὐκ ἐν βεβαίῳ σφίσιν ἑώρων σαλεύουσαν καὶ τούτων ἕνεκα ἐς παντοῖα ἀφικνοῦντο τολμήματα· προσγενομένου δὲ καὶ τοῦ ἐκ θεῶν εὐμενοῦς νίκην τῶν τότε ἀνείλοντο ἐπιφανεστάτην.

English Translation

But when they came to close combat, the Phocians had vividly before their eyes what they anticipated would befall their women and children, and perceiving that their own safety stood uncertain and wavering, for these reasons resorted to all manner of daring acts; moreover, aided by the favor of the gods, they won a most remarkable victory on that occasion.

Proper Nouns

gods (θεοί) deity
Phocians (Φωκεῖς) person
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