Pausanias Analysis

Passage 10.33.5

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Passage 10.33.5: The bellowing spring at Lilaia.

Historical Non-skeptical

Greek Text

καὶ ὁ ποταμὸς ἐνταῦθα ἔχει τὰς πηγάς· ἄνεισι δὲ ἐκ τῆς γῆς οὐ τὰ πάντα μεθʼ ἡσυχίας, ἀλλʼ ὡς τὰ πλείω συμβαίνειν μεσούσης μάλιστα τῆς ἡμέρας παρέχεται φωνὴν ἀνερχόμενος· εἰκάσαις ἂν μυκωμένῳ ταύρῳ τὸν ἦχον τοῦ ὕδατος. ἔχει δὲ ἡ Λίλαια καὶ πρὸς τὰς τοῦ ἔτους ὥρας μετοπώρου καὶ ἐν θέρει καὶ ἦρος ἐπιτηδείως· τὸν δὲ χειμῶνα μὴ ὁμοίως ἤπιον γίνεσθαι κωλύει τὸ ὄρος ὁ Παρνασσός.

English Translation

Here the river has its sources. It rises from the earth, not always quietly, but mostly—especially when midday draws near—it produces a sound as it wells upward, which resembles the bellowing of a bull. Lilaia possesses a climate suitably temperate during the various seasons—in autumn, summer, and spring—but the mountain Parnassos prevents its winter from being equally mild.

Proper Nouns

Lilaia (Λίλαια) place Q1267602
Parnassus (Παρνασσός) place Q105261
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