Pausanias Analysis

Passage 10.19.1

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Passage 10.19.1: Dedication depicting Scyllis of Scione and his daughter Hydna, famed divers.

Mythic Non-skeptical

Greek Text

παρὰ δὲ τὸν Γοργίαν ἀνάθημά ἐστιν Ἀμφικτυόνων Σκιωναῖος Σκύλλις, ὃς καταδῦναι καὶ ἐς τὰ βαθύτατα θαλάσσης πάσης ἔχει φήμην· ἐδιδάξατο δὲ καὶ Ὕδναν τὴν θυγατέρα δύεσθαι.

English Translation

Next to the statue of Gorgias is a dedication by the Amphictyons depicting Scyllis of Scione, who has the reputation of being able to dive into even the greatest depths of any sea. He also taught his daughter Hydna to dive.

Proper Nouns

Amphictyons (Ἀμφικτύονες) other
Gorgias (Γοργίας) person Q20002721
Scionaean (Σκιωνεύς) person
Scyllis (Σκύλλις) person
Hydna (Ὕδνα) person
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