Pausanias Analysis

Passage 10.12.9

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Passage 10.12.9: Sabbe, a prophetess (called a Sibyl), revered among Hebrews in Palestine.

Mythic Skeptical

Greek Text

ἐπετράφη δὲ καὶ ὕστερον τῆς Δημοῦς παρʼ Ἑβραίοις τοῖς ὑπὲρ τῆς Παλαιστίνης γυνὴ χρησμολόγος, ὄνομα δὲ αὐτῇ Σάββη· Βηρόσου δὲ εἶναι πατρὸς καὶ Ἐρυμάνθης μητρός φασι Σάββην· οἱ δὲ αὐτὴν Βαβυλωνίαν, ἕτεροι δὲ Σίβυλλαν καλοῦσιν Αἰγυπτίαν.

English Translation

Afterwards, among the Hebrews dwelling in Palestine, a woman named Sabbe was also revered as a prophetess. They say that Sabbe was the daughter of Berosus by her mother Erymanthe; but some assert that she was Babylonian, while others call her the Egyptian Sibyl.

Proper Nouns

Egyptian (Αἰγυπτία) person
Babylonian (Βαβυλωνία) person Q125489325
Berossus (Βηρόσος) person Q312425
Demo (Δημοῦς) person
Sabbe (Σάββη) person
Sibyl (Σίβυλλα) person
Erymanthe (Ἐρυμάνθη) person
Hebrews (Ἑβραῖοι) person
Also in: 1.5.5 5.7.4 8.16.5
Palestine (Παλαιστίνη) place Q23792
Also in: 1.14.7 9.19.8
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