Pausanias Analysis

Passage 10.32.11

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Passage 10.32.11: The river Cachales supplying the town's drinking water.

Mythic Non-skeptical

Greek Text

τῷ Ὀρνυτίωνος συνῴκησε καὶ τέθαπται ὁμοῦ τῷ Φώκῳ, καὶ Βάκιδι ὁποῖά ἐστι τῷ χρησμολόγῳ κοινὰ ἐς τοῦτον τὸν τάφον καὶ ἐς τὸν Ζήθου τε ἐν Θήβαις καὶ Ἀμφίονος. τὰ μὲν δὴ ἐς συγγραφὴν τῶν ἐν τῷ πολίσματι ὅτι μὴ τὰ εἰρημένα ἄλλο ἦν οὐδέν, ποταμὸς δὲ παρὰ τῶν Τιθορέων ῥέων τὴν πόλιν ποτόν σφισι γίνεται καταβαίνουσί τε ἐπὶ τὴν ὄχθην καὶ ἀρυομένοις τὸ ὕδωρ· ὄνομα δέ ἐστιν αὐτῷ Καχάλης.

English Translation

He shared the settlement founded by Ornytios and is buried together with Phocus, and there is a similar circumstance mentioned by Bakis the prophet concerning this tomb and the tomb of Zethus and Amphion at Thebes. As regards the town itself, aside from what has been already mentioned, there was nothing else worth recording. However, a river running from the territories of the Tithoreans provides drinking water for the inhabitants, who descend to its banks to draw water. This river is called Cachales.

Proper Nouns

Kachales (Καχάλης) other
Bacis (Βάκις) person Q708459
Zethos (Ζήθος) person
Also in: 9.17.4
Phokos (Φώσεις) person
Amphion (Ἀμφίων) person
Ornytios (Ὀρνύτιος) person
Thebes (Θῆβαι) place Q11225429
Tithorea (Τιθόρεια) place Q56697763
Also in: 2.29.3 9.17.4
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