Pausanias Analysis

Passage 10.32.8

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Passage 10.32.8: Tithorea's distance from Delphi and its alternate names.

Historical Skeptical

Greek Text

Τιθορέα δὲ ἀπωτέρω Δελφῶν ὀγδοήκοντα ὡς εἰκάσαι σταδίοις ἐστὶ καὶ ἑκατὸν ἰόντι τὴν διὰ τοῦ Παρνασσοῦ· τὴν δὲ οὐ πάντα ὀρεινήν, ἀλλὰ καὶ ὀχήμασιν ἐπιτήδειον πλεόνων ἔτι ἐλέγετο εἶναι σταδίων. διάφορα ἐς τὸ ὄνομα οἶδα τῆς πόλεως Ἡροδότῳ τε εἰρημένα ἐν ἐπιστρατείᾳ τοῦ Μήδου καὶ Βάκιδι ἐν χρησμοῖς.

English Translation

Tithorea lies farther from Delphi, about one hundred and eighty stades by estimation if one takes the route through Mount Parnassus. This road is not wholly mountainous, but suitable also for carriage travel; however, it was said to be even longer in stades. I know the city has been mentioned by different names both by Herodotus, in his account of the expedition of the Mede, and by Bacis, in his oracles.

Proper Nouns

Bacis (Βάκις) person Q708459
Mede (Μῆδος) person
Herodotus (Ἡρόδοτος) person
Delphi (Δελφοί) place Q75459 Pleiades
Parnassus (Παρνασσός) place Q105261
Tithorea (Τιθορέα) place Q56697763
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