Pausanias Analysis

Passage 10.32.19

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Passage 10.32.19: Tithorea's olive oil prized for its appearance and fragrance despite low yield.

Historical Non-skeptical

Greek Text

τὸ δὲ ἔλαιον τὸ ἐν τῇ Τιθορέων ἀποδεῖ μὲν πλήθει τοῦ τε Ἀττικοῦ καὶ τοῦ Σικυωνίου, χρόᾳ δὲ ὑπερβάλλει καὶ ἡδονῇ τὸ Ἰβηρικὸν καὶ τὸ ἐκ τῆς νήσου τῆς Ἰστρίας· καὶ μύρα τε ἀπʼ αὐτοῦ παντοῖα ἑψοῦσι καὶ τὸ ἔλαιον ὡς βασιλέα ἄγουσιν.

English Translation

The olive-oil produced at Tithorea is inferior in quantity to that of Attica and Sicyon, but surpasses the Iberian and that from the island of Istria in appearance and flavor. Moreover, they prepare all manner of perfumes from it, and esteem this oil as they would a king.

Proper Nouns

Sicyon (Σικυών) place Q368628 Pleiades
Tithorea (Τιθόρα) place Q56697763
Also in: 10.32.14
Attica (Ἀττική) place Q122443
Iberia (Ἰβηρία) place Q1203967
Also in: 4.36.3 6.19.3
Istria (Ἴστρια) place Q1079468 Pleiades
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